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Direct linkAltschuler, Glenn C.; Rauchway, Eric – History Teacher, 2002
President George W. Bush's approach to education policy has earned him cautious plaudits from otherwise hostile critics, who see much to admire in the implementation of standards for education. However useful such standards for testing students' technical skills like arithmetic and reading, they create problems for less-standardized processes like…
Descriptors: United States History, Back to Basics, State Standards, War
Pearman, Bill – American School Board Journal, 1987
State legislation designed to help schools and students achieve "excellence" may spawn numerous unforeseen consequences. This article discusses seven potentially harmful reform ideas: extended school year, mimimum competency tests, reliance on standardized achievement tests, state-mandated courses or curricula, blue ribbon reform panels,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Educational Change
