lessons for No Child Left Behind Gamoran, Adam 1957- ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C Brookings Institution Press c2007 2007 monographic eng

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viii, 340 p. : ill. "With latest data and research, scholars study what lessons can be drawn from earlier efforts to help NCLB achieve its goals. Authors show that standards-based reform has had some positive effects and some of the critics' greatest fears have not been realized. Recommendations offered for implementation of impending reauthorized NCLB"--Provided by publisher. Introduction : can standards-based reform help reduce the poverty gap in education? / Adam Gamoran -- Standards-based educational reform is one important step toward reducing the achievement gap / Barbara R. Foorman, Sharon J. Kalinowski, and Waynel L. Sexton -- How did the statewide assessment and accountability policies of the 1990s affect instructional quality in low-income elementary schools? / Meredith Phillips and Jennifer Flashman -- Has NCLB improved teacher and teaching quality for disadvantaged students? / Laura M. Desimone, Thomas M. Smith, and David Frisvold -- Grade retention in the age of standards-based reform / Robert M. Hauser, Carl B. Frederick, and Megan Andrew -- Do high school exit exams influence educational attainment or labor market performance? / Thomas S. Dee and Brian A. Jacob -- The role of tutoring in standards-based reform / George Farkas and Rachel E. Durham -- NCLB school choice and children in poverty / Paul T. Hill -- The peculiar politics of No Child Left Behind / Tom Loveless -- NCLB lessons learned : implications for reauthorization / Andrew C. Porter. Adam Gamoran, editor. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- United States. Educational accountability United States Educational change United States Poor Education United States Academic achievement United States LB2806.22 .S736 2007eb 379.1/580973 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10224516 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10224516 CaPaEBR 070820 ebr10224516