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“john e chubb”

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  • The Best Teachers in the World

    Why We Don't Have Them and How We Could

    by John E. Chubb ...
    John Chubb shows how we can raise student achievement to levels comparable to those of the best nations in the world through a radically new strategy for raising teacher quality. He asserts that we must attract and retain much higher caliber individuals in teaching, which we can accomplish by reducing the size and increasing the compensation of the teaching force via technology, abolishing ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Learning from No Child Left Behind

    How and Why the Nation's Most Important but Controversial Education Law Should Be Renewed

    by John E. Chubb ...
    The author, writing on behalf of Hoover's Koret task Force on K–12 Education, presents a convincing case that, despite the controversy it has ignited, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is making a positive difference and should be renewed. He outlines ten specific lessons and recommendations that identify the strengths and weaknesses of NCLB and offers suggestions for improving the law, building ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Lesson in School Reform from Great Britain

    by John E. Chubb, Terry M. Moe ...
    Now, in this firsthand look at school reform in Great Britain, John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe show how the landmark Education Reform Act of 1988 imposed a radically new framework on British education-a framework built on the same types of reforms that American activists have been proposing for years: school-based management, choice, and accountability. The authors assess the sucess of the British ... Read more

    $15.39 USD

  • Politics, Markets, and America's Schools

    by John E. Chubb, Terry M. Moe ...
    During the 1980s, widespread dissatisfaction with America's schools gave rise to a powerful movement for educational change, and the nation's political institutions responded with aggressive reforms. Chubb and Moe argue that these reforms are destined to fail because they do not get to the root of the problem. The fundamental causes of poor academic performance, they claim, are not to be found in ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Can the Government Govern?

    Edited by John E. Chubb, Paul E. Peterson ...
    Effective government requires that institutions be strong enough to control the efforts of organized, entrenched special interests in favor of the broader interests shared but poorly articulated by most members of society. Recent changes in our institutions and in the problems they face raise doubts about the capacity of contemporary American government to handle these parochial forces. Congress ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The New Direction in American Politics

    Edited by John E. Chubb, Paul E. Peterson ...
    Topics include:Part One: Voters and ElectionsThe New Two-Party SystemThe Economic Basis of Reagan's AppealIncumbency and Realignment in Congressional ElectionsCampaigning, Governing, and the Contemporary PresidencyThe Republican Advantage in Campaign FinanceThe Rise of National PartiesPart Two: Institutions and PolicyNew Patterns of Decisionmaking in CongressThe Politicized PresidencyFederalism ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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