Vanderbilt University Press
Excellence for All: How a New Breed of Reformers Is Transforming America's Public Schools
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- Jack Schneider
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Hardcover
- 9780826518101
- 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches
- 0.95 pounds
- Education > Educational Policy & Reform
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Excellence for all might, at first glance, appear to be nothing more than a rhetorical flourish. Who, after all, would oppose the idea of a great education for every student? Yet it is hardly a throwaway phrase. Rather, it represents a surprising fusion of educational policy approaches that had been in tense opposition throughout the twentieth century--those on the right favoring social efficiency, and those on the left supporting social justice.
This book seeks to understand why the excellence for all vision took hold at the time it did, unpacks the particular beliefs and assumptions embedded in it, and details the often informal coalition building that produced this period of consensus. Examining the nation's largest urban school districts (Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York), the author details three major reform efforts in chapters titled The Right Space: The Small Schools Movement; The Right Teachers: Teach for America; and The Right Curriculum: Expanding Advanced Placement.
Author Bio
Jack Schneider, Ph.D., is a historian and policy analyst who studies the influence of politics, rhetoric, culture, and information in shaping attitudes and behaviors. His research examines how educators, policymakers, and the public develop particular views about what is true, what is effective, and what is important. Drawing on a diverse mix of methodological approaches, he has written about measurement and accountability, segregation and school choice, teacher preparation and pedagogy, and the relationship between research and practice.
His current work, on how school quality is conceptualized and quantified, has been supported by the Spencer Foundation and the Massachusetts State Legislature. The author of four books, Schneider is a regular contributor to outlets like the Washington Post and the Atlantic, and co-hosts the education policy podcast Have You Heard. He is also the co-founder and Director of Research for the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment.
Education
- Ph.D.: History of Education, (2010), Stanford University - Stanford CA
MA: American History, (2007), Stanford University - Stanford CA
BA: Political Science, (2002), Haverford College - Haverford, PA
Source: University of Massachusetts Lowell
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