EPRUEducation Policy Research Unit
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2002 - Non-EPRU Publications/Writing
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Inequality at the Starting Gate: Social Background Differences in Achievement as Children Begin School
Date:
November 25, 2002
Authors:
Valerie E. Lee and David T. Burkam
Source:
Economic Policy Institute
This report shows that the inequalities of children's cognitive ability are substantial right from "the starting gate."
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Date:
September 2002
Author:
Institution:
University of Texas at Austin
Source:
Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
With the recent re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that calls for testing
at virtually every grade level, a growing debate is taking place regarding the utility of mass, but especially
high-stakes, testing whereby schools are held accountable for increased student achievement.
Date:
Summer 2002
Author:
Kirsten Larson
Source:
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management
This policy report examines the role of corporations in shaping American education
and evaluates corporate school reform initiatives.
Date:
May 2002
Source:
Hispanic Border Leadership Institute
A report on the educational experience of Latinos in five southwestern states.
Date:
April 2002
Author:
Institution:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Source:
Routledge
From the back cover:
"American schools are undergoing a dramatic shift to the right, as internationally acclaimed educator Michael Apple argues eloquently in Educating the 'Right' Way. Apple uncovers the roots of this conservative swing and sheds light on the dramatic changes they are causing in our schools. He also dissects the plans of this coalition and shows how these Rightist reforms pose a threat to the democracy of public education."
A shorter version of Professor Apple's chapter on home schooling was published as Away with All Teachers: The Cultural Politics of Home Schooling, International Studies in the Sociology of Education, vol. 10, no. 1 (2000).
"American schools are undergoing a dramatic shift to the right, as internationally acclaimed educator Michael Apple argues eloquently in Educating the 'Right' Way. Apple uncovers the roots of this conservative swing and sheds light on the dramatic changes they are causing in our schools. He also dissects the plans of this coalition and shows how these Rightist reforms pose a threat to the democracy of public education."
A shorter version of Professor Apple's chapter on home schooling was published as Away with All Teachers: The Cultural Politics of Home Schooling, International Studies in the Sociology of Education, vol. 10, no. 1 (2000).
RTF
In this book, EPRU Fellow Susan Ohanian explains the misguided mania for testing children, why a child's success or
failure is currently determined by a set of tests, and what parents are doing to change public policy on education.
This brocure suggests what to do to resist high stakes testing and advance effective, fair, and responsive assessment.
A Performance Audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Contract with Edison Schools Inc.
Date:
November 20, 2002
Source:
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Audit analyzes the financial and academic problems of the Philadelphia School District and details five findings that raise serious concerns about the procurement and oversight of the contract.
Date:
October 2002
Author:
U.S. General Accounting Office
Source:
U.S. House of Representation Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
An evaluation of the effectiveness of education management organizations in District of Columbia schools.
More Schools Rely on Tests, But Study Raises Doubts
Date:
December 28, 2002
Author:
Greg Winter
Source:
The New York Times
A news report on the two high-stakes studies by Audrey Amrein and David Berliner titled "The Impact of
High-Stakes Tests on Student Academic Performance" and "An Analysis of Some Unintended and Negative
Consequences of High-Stakes Testing."
Date:
September 21, 2002
Author:
O. Ricardo Pimentel
Source:
The Arizona Republic
Arizona Republic newspaper columnist cites the study by James Crawford on "Making Sense of Census 2000" and concludes that "if speaking English is the standard, Latinos are assimilating."
Date:
September 18, 2002
Author:
Debra Viadero
Source:
Education Week
Research by David C. Berliner and Linda Darling-Hammond on whether
certified teachers are more effective is cited in Education Week.
The same media that for years spoke glowingly of Edison's accomplishments now tell a tale of corporate woe.
Date:
April 10, 2002
Author:
John Gehring
Source:
Education Week
A review of "The Equity Impact of Arizona's Education Tax Credit Program: A Review of the First Three Years," March 25, 2002.
Distinguished Professor Kenneth Howe of the University of Colorado at Boulder argues that recent efforts by policy marketers to blur the distinction between educational research and educational advocacy for partisan policy preferences are denigrating the value of "value neutral" research in democratic policy-making, sullying the research enterprise, and violating the public trust.
Date:
March 16, 2002
Author:
Andrew Mollison
Source:
Washington Bureau
Researchers from Texas and California warn that President Bush's new education reforms in the No Child Left Behind Act could harm Latinos and other minority children who often score low on standardized tests.
Date:
February 20, 2002
Author:
Debra Viadero
Source:
Education Week
This article discusses how academic institutions and advocacy groups use different research methods to support very different ideological arguments.
Date:
February 16, 2002
Authors:
Doug Oplinger and Dennis J. Willard
Source:
Akron Beacon Journal
This article states that increasingly state vouchers are being used to underwrite private school tuition
for families well above median income levels. The vast majority of these state-sponsored children attend
religious schools, creating controversy over whether the program encourages religion.
The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap Between Internet Savvy Students and Their Schools
Date:
August 14, 2002
Authors:
Douglas Levin and Sousan Arafeh
Source:
Pew Internet and American Life Project.
While using the Internet is the norm for today's youth, there is a substantial disconnect between how they use the Internet for school and how they use the Internet during the school day and under teacher direction.