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Political
Education
National Policy
Comes of Age
The Updated
Edition
Christopher T.
Cross
Foreword by
Richard Riley and
Ted Sanders
“Concise but illuminating...chock-full
of historical nuggets.”
—Education Week
“Christopher Cross is one of the
nation’s foremost authorities on
federal education policy. This book is
essential reading.”
—James B. Hunt, former
Governor of North Carolina
Political insider Christopher Cross
has updated his critically acclaimed
book to reflect recent education
policy developments, including the
impact of the Obama administration
and “Race to the Top” as well
as the controversy over NCLB. Featuring
a new introduction and postscripts
for key chapters, this important
book traces the evolution of
federal education policy during the
latter half of the 20th century.
2010/224 pp./PB, $29.95/5151-0
Understanding Education
Indicators
A Practical Primer for Research
and Policy
Mike Planty and Deven Carlson
“Education researchers, policy analysts,
and journalists interested in
understanding what really is going
on behind the ‘simple’ data that drive
the education policy debate need this
book.”
—Jack Buckley,
New York University
This book provides a comprehensive
approach for understanding
how statistical measures
of achievement are developed,
evaluated, and interpreted. Given
the extent to which accountability
measures determine outcomes for
schools and students, this practical
introduction is essential reading
for a wide audience. For up-to-theminute
policy discussions, visit the
book’s website at www.educationindicator.com.
2010/160 pp./PB, $43.95/5120-6
A Learning-
Centered
Framework
for
Education
Reform
What Does
It Mean for
National Policy
Elizabeth J.
Demarest
“Betty Demarest clearly defines a
learning-centered framework for
improving policy and practice in our
nation’s classrooms.”
—Gerald N. Tirozzi, National
Association of Secondary
School Principals
“This book is a welcome gift to policymakers
and practitioners.”
—Roland Tharp, University of
California, Berkeley
This comprehensive, alternative
framework for future education
reform focuses on improving the
core educational practices of learning,
teaching, content, and leadership.
New research-based concepts
are compared critically to older
concepts behind standards-based
reform and No Child Left Behind.
2010/192 pp./PB, $31.95/5156-5
HC, $66/5157-2
The Politics
of Latino
Education
Edited by David
L. Leal and
Kenneth J. Meier
“Valuable insights
for teachers,
administrators,
and educational
practitioners.”
—Teachers College Record
In twelve revealing essays, this
book brings together 24 accomplished
and influential voices to
examine the political factors that
shape the Latino educational experience.
With a breadth of expertise
no other volume can match, the
authors cover a wide range of topics
important to improving education
for Latinos, including standardized
testing, immigration, bilingual
education, and the Latino education
“pipeline.” Contributors include
Angela Valenzuela, Jay P. Greene,
and Frederick M. Hess.
2011/240 pp./PB, $35.95/5142-8
HC, $74/5143-5
Changing the
Odds
for Children
at Risk
Seven Essential
Principles of
Educational
Programs That
Break the Cycle
of Poverty
Susan B. Neuman
“Extremely well written, this book
belongs in libraries supporting
educators, parents, researchers, and
policymakers.” —Library Journal
“Neuman draws upon research evidence
and her own experience to
define key principles of education programs
that help overcome poverty.”
—AACTE ENewsletter
In this revealing book, Neuman
shows how we can break the cycle
of poverty and disadvantage and
change the odds for children at
risk. Offering a framework based
on seven essential principles for
implementing more effective programs
and policies, she highlights
programs that are making a difference
in children’s lives across the
country.
2009/240 pp./PB, $23.95/5048-3
the series on school reform
Forbidden
Language
English Learners
and Restrictive
Language
Policies
Edited by
Patricia Gándara
and Megan
Hopkins
Pulling together the most upto-date
research on the effects
of restrictive language policies,
this timely volume focuses on
what we know about the actual
outcomes for students and teachers
in California, Arizona, and
Massachusetts—states where
these policies have been adopted.
Prominent contributors analyze
existing policies, examine alternative
policies, and suggest how better
policies might be constructed.
Contributors include Alfredo J.
Artiles, Diane August, Kenji Hakuta,
Janette K. Klingner, Daniel Losen,
Gary Orfield, and Robert Rueda.
2010/264 pp./PB, $33.95/5045-2
HC, $70/5046-9
Multicultural Education Series
Also by this author:
See Author Index
American School Board Journal
Notable Book in Education for 2008
Grading
Education
Getting
Accountability
Right
Richard
Rothstein,
with Rebecca
Jacobsen and
Tamara Wilder
“Makes an extremely convincing case
for changing the way we define, and
then assess, education goals in the
US.” —Choice
Grading Education describes a new
kind of accountability plan for
public education, one that relies on
higher-quality testing, focuses on
professional evaluation, and builds
on capacities we already possess.
2008/280 pp./PB, $20.95/4939-5
Co-published by the Economic Policy Institute
and Teachers College Press
2010 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
From A Nation at Risk to
No Child Left Behind
National Education Goals
and the Creation of
Federal Education Policy
Maris A. Vinovskis
“A thorough but very accessible
book that will be of great interest to
scholars and students of educational
policy.”
—Choice
Distinguished historian and policy
analyst Maris Vinovskis examines
federal K–12 education policies,
beginning with the publication of A
Nation at Risk and focusing on the
National Education Goals, America
2000, Goals 2000, and No Child
Left Behind. This important book
draws on the author’s unique experiences
working in the Department
of Education during both the
George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton
administrations.
2009/312 pp./PB, $46.95/4922-7
School Choice
and Diversity
What the Evidence Says
Edited by Janelle Scott
Foreword by Henry Levin
“A highly valuable, insightful, and
recommended volume, presented with
rigor and thought.”
—Education Review
Contributors: Carol Ascher •
Robert Crain • Amanda Datnow •
Jay Greene • Kenneth Howe • Lea
Hubbard • Hamilton Lankford •
Roslyn Arlin Mickelson • Sean
Reardon • Nathalis Wamba • Kevin
Welner • Amy Stuart Wells • Betsy
Woody • James Wyckoff • John
Yun
2005/192 pp./HC, $40/4599-1
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