aims and objectives

This revised book presents an overview of education reform in the United States; discussions on teacher preparation and incentives, standardized testing, charter schools, homeschooling, school choice, class size, and discipline; and federal and state laws that have influenced education reform.

Addresses the major issues surrounding content standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculums; provides a model for their identification; and applies the model in order to identify standards and benchmarks in all subject areas.

Introduces students to controversies in education through over twenty readings in a debate-sytle.

A collection of brief essays on controversial topics in education, such as standardized curriculum, multiculturalism, school vouchers, values education, and more.