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| Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Are the Politics of School Reform? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| No Child Left Behind Is a Good Law | |
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| No Child Left Behind Is a Bad Law | |
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| The Race to the Top Program Will Transform Education | |
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| The Race to the Top Program Will Probably Fail | |
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| Illinois School Funding Must Be More Equitable to Help Poorer Schools | |
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| Deep Tax Cuts and Less Spending Would Improve All Illinois Schools | |
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| Teachers' Unions Block School Reform | |
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| Teachers' Unions Do Not Block School Reform | |
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| Periodical Bibliography | |
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| What Role Should Standardized Tests Play in Evaluating Students? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| Standardized Tests Are Needed to Measure Student Achievement | |
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| Standardized Tests Must Be Redesigned | |
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| Standardized Tests Alone Should Not Be Used to Evaluate Students | |
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| Standardized Tests Are Unfair and Harmful | |
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| Standardized Tests in English Are Unfair to ESL Students | |
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| Standardized Tests Should Be Given in English to ESL Students | |
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| Periodical Bibliography | |
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| What Role Should Testing Play in Evaluating Teachers and Schools? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| Student Test Scores Should Be Part of Teacher Evaluation | |
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| Teachers Should Not Be Evaluated Using Student Test Scores | |
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| Teacher-Training Program Evaluations Should Be Based on Student Test Scores | |
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| Teacher-Training Program Evaluation Cannot Be Based on Student Test Scores | |
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| Failing Schools Should Be Closed | |
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| Failing Schools Should Not Be Closed | |
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| Labeling Schools as Failing Is Unhelpful and Unfair | |
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| Periodical Bibliography | |
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| What Role Should School Choice Play in School Reform? | |
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| Chapter Preface | |
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| Vouchers Help Students Get a Better Education | |
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| Vouchers Do Little to Improve Individual Student Achievement | |
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| School Vouchers Help to Reform Public Schools | |
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| School Vouchers Alone Cannot Reform Public Schools | |
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| Charter Schools Help Students | |
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| The Success of Charter Schools Is Exaggerated | |
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| Periodical Bibliography | |
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| For Further Discussion | |
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| Organizations to Contact | |
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| Bibliography of Books | |
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| Index | |