| Description |
191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Quality of public education has declined / Tom Bethell -- Quality of public education has not declined / Gerald W. Bracey -- Emphasis on diversity has harmed education / Roger Kimball -- Emphasis on diversity benefits education / Patricia G. Avery -- Incompetent teachers harm public education / Thomas Sowell -- Racial and economic inequities harm public education / Duane Campbell -- Tuition vouchers can improve education / Clint Bolick -- Tuition vouchers will not improve education / Barbara Miner, Alain Jehlen -- Tuition vouchers promote religious liberty / David Neff -- Tuition vouchers threaten religious liberty / Charles Levendosky -- Home schooling is a viable alternative to public education / Isabel Lyman -- Public education is preferable to home schooling / Evie Hudak -- Single-sex schools deserve support / Karen Stabiner -- Single-sex schools do not deserve support / Ellen Goodman -- Schools should provice character education / Tom Lickona, Eric Schaps, Catherine Lewis -- Character education will likely fail / Thomas J. Lasley II -- Ten commandments should be posted in public schools / Dennis Teti -- Ten commandments should not be posted in public schools / Lewis Vaughn -- Creationism should be excluded from science courses / National Science Teachers Association -- Avoidance of creationism in science courses stifles debate / Patrick Glynn -- Standardized testing and assessment improve education / Don W. Hooper -- Standardized testing and assessment do not improve education / Matthew Miltich -- No Child Left Behind Act is improving education / George W. Bush -- No Child Left Behind Act is not improving education / Monty Neill -- Schools serving the poor need to emphasize responsibility and discipline / Scott Walter -- Schools serving the poor need increased federal funding / Robert B. Reich. |
| Subject |
Public schools.
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School choice.
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Multicultural education.
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Religion in the public schools.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Mary E., 1960-
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| Added Title |
Opposing viewpoints |
| ISBN |
0737722282 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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0737722290 (pbk : alk. paper) |
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