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A guide to the educational priorities and change to expect from the Obama administration
Although the Obama's goals for education have been articulated in his speeches and on his website, what's missing is a picture of what these proposals mean in practice. This guide provides the articles, stories, and commentary to clarify Obama's priorities for education. The plan itself is comprehensive and covers preschool, K-12, and college-level education. Among its recommendations: expand early education, improve teacher quality, support school innovation, make math and science national priorities, address the dropout crisis, and improve college access and affordability. Compiled by Education Week-education's newspaper of record Offers information and opinion on Obama's key educational priorities Provides a listing of the President's recommendations for education from pre-school to college level Includes advice for the President from key education leaders
作者简介 EDUCATION WEEK has been the newspaper of record for preK-12 education for over 25 years. Covering education-related news, policy, and new research and practice, this weekly publication has over 200,000 readers. Its online component, EdWeek.org, serves up nearly 2 million "page views" to about 300,000 unique visitors per every month, and more than 900,000 people have registered to use the site. Education Week is the flagship publication of Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding of important issues in American education. EPE first gained prominence for launching The Chronicle of Higher Education (later sold to its editors) which is the newspaper of record for higher education. Currently, EPE also publishes the online monthly Teacher Magazine, annual reports on education quality, and a job web site for educators called "Agent K-12."
媒体推荐 "At a time when parents, business leaders, and educators are universally pleading for a new approacha new paradigmfor preparing today's young people to meet changing global realities, there is great need for open dialogue about the future of education. This book leads the way in informing and guiding that dialogue."
Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The Leader in Me
"A useful, balanced collection of the major contending views of education policy-makers. By setting the stage, it helps us think simultaneously about how to respond to the current climate of reform as well as the direction we might take if we chose to launch even bolder plans for changing America."
Deborah Meier, senior scholar, New York University, and teacher for 40 years in urban public schools
专业书评 From the Back Cover
The Obama Education Plan: An Education Week Guide
"Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy."
—Barack Obama, August 28, 2008
Barack Obama's campaign proposals stood out for their breadth, detail, and ambitious goals. From the beginning, he made clear that investment in education was key to our future economic prosperity. His comprehensive plan called for expanding early education opportunities for all children, improving teacher quality, supporting school innovation, and putting a college education within reach of many more students.
Elected on a platform of hope and change, President Obama inherits a world of problems—notably, an economy in crisis—which will clearly affect the pace and scale of reform. This book provides background on key points in President Obama's education plan: articles on key educational issues, stories of innovative practice, commentaries on controversial topics, and advice from key educational leaders. These will provide valuable insights on the complex issues at hand as Obama's proposals are debated, legislated, and implemented in the years to come.
"At a time when parents, business leaders, and educators are universally pleading for a new approach – a new paradigm – for preparing today's young people to meet changing global realities, there is great need for open dialogue about the future of education. This book leads the way in informing and guiding that dialogue."
—Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The Leader in Me
"A useful, balanced collection of the major contending views of education policy-makers. By setting the stage, it helps us think simultaneously about how to respond to the current climate of reform as well as the direction we might take if we chose to launch even bolder plans for changing America."
—Deborah Meier, senior scholar, New York University, and teacher for 40 years in urban public schools
Education Week is America's education newspaper of record. For over 25 years, Education Week has had a significant impact on the school reform debate through its focused and nuanced coverage and its continuing role as a forum for the exchange of important ideas in education.
目录
Introduction: A Mandate for Change.
Acknowledgments.
Part One: The Education Plan.
1. Invest in Early Childhood Education.
2. Reform No Child Left Behind.
3. Expand Choice and Innovation.
4. Make Math and Science National Priorities.
5. Address the Dropout Crisis.
6. Expand Opportunities to Learn.
7. Recruit, Prepare, Retain, and Reward America's Teachers.
8. Improve College Access and Affordability.
Part Two: Advice.
9. Advice for the President.
10. National Academy of Education Recommendations.
Appendix: The Obama-Biden Education Plan.
Education Week Commentary Contributors.
Index.
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