Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2006-2007 |
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| Editor:
| Loveless, Tom
Hess, Frederick M. |
| Series title: | Brookings Papers on Education Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8157-1184-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
| Publisher: | Brookings Institution Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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Brookings Papers on Education Policy provides the latest thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12. Tentative contents include: * Is Small Really Better? Barbara Schneider (Michigan State University) * Optimal Elementary School Size for Effectiveness and Equity Valerie E. Lee (University of Michigan) and Douglas D. Ready (University of Oregon) * Class Size and School Size: Taking the Trade-Offs Seriously Douglas Harris (Florida...
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Brookings Papers on Education Policy provides the latest thinking from nationally recognized experts on policy issues affecting grades K-12. Tentative contents include: * Is Small Really Better? Barbara Schneider (Michigan State University) * Optimal Elementary School Size for Effectiveness and Equity Valerie E. Lee (University of Michigan) and Douglas D. Ready (University of Oregon) * Class Size and School Size: Taking the Trade-Offs Seriously Douglas Harris (Florida State University) * What Have We Learned from Project STAR? Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (University of Chicago) * Policy from the Hip: Class Size Reduction in California Peter Schrag (Sacramento Bee) * International Evidence: Effects of Expenditure and Class Size on Student Achievement Ludger Woessmann (University of Munich) * The Influence of Project STAR on State and Local Education Policy James Kim (University of California-Irvine)