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Brookings Papers on Education Policy 2006-2007

Tom Loveless and Frederick Hess, eds.
Brookings Institute Press, 2007

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Getting Choice Right

Ensuring equity and efficiency in education policy

Julian R. Betts and Tom Loveless
Brookings Institution Press, 2005

School choice is a topic that sparks controversy on both the national and local levels. Some parents (mainly the affluent) have always had school choice, either through private school or by buying a house in a preferred public school district. In recent decades, new forms of school choice have fundamentally altered the educational landscape.

No Child Left Behind

Frederick Hess and Michael Petrilli
Peter Lang, 2006

Hess and Petrilli explore the heritage of the No Child left Behind policies, explain how they work, and examine the challenges of their implementation.

Many Children Left Behind

How the No Child left Behind Act is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools

Deborah Meier and George Wood
Beacon Press, 2004

From the first page of the book: “Many civil rights advocates initially hailed the Bush administration's major education bill, optimistically entitled No Child Left Behind, as a step forward in the long battle to improve education for those children traditionally left behind in American schools—in particular, students of color and students living in poverty, new English learners and students with disabilities.”

Politics, Ideology, and Education

Federal policy during the Clinton and Bush administrations

Elizabeth H. DeBray and Carl Kaestle
Teachers College Press, 2006

An epic battle for education reform spanned two Congresses and two presidential administrations. DeBray and Kaestle chronicle the dynamics of political interactions and policy formulation as they affect public education issues.

The Freedom Writers Diary

How a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them.

The Freedom Writers and Zlata Filipovic
Main Street Books, 1999

Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.

Local Schools of Thought

a search for purpose in rural education

Clark D. Webb, Larry K. Shumway, and R. Wayne Shute
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education & Small, 1996

A book for rural educators that looks beyond improving technique to examining purposes, and to the role that the individual teacher can play in making a difference in student lives.

Rethinking School Reform

Views from the Classroom

Linda Christensen and Stan Karp, eds.
Rethinking Schools Press, 2003

Examine how various reform efforts promote—or prevent—the kind of teaching that can bring equity and excellence to all children. Seasoned classroom teachers present compelling, practical descriptions of what such teaching looks like.

My Teacher Sleeps in School

Leatie Weiss
Puffin, 1985

“I think my teacher sleeps in school, said Mollie …” A delightful story for 4 to 8-year-olds on the mystery of a teacher’s real life.