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Sava, Samuel G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Praises United States Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's 1986 report as a readable, provocative document that restores central importance of elementary education. Disagrees with two improvement suggestions: elimination of teaching experience for principals and disregard of class size as an important variable. Sees improved instructional…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Education, Equal Education, Principals
Joftus, Scott, Ed. – 2002
This paper explains that 6 million U.S. middle and high school students are in serious danger of being left behind as the nation begins to implement the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act legislation. While great attention has been paid to increasing early childhood education opportunities and ensuring that every child can read by third grade, little…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, College Preparation, Excellence in Education
