The 14th Bracey report on: The condition of public education

Phi Delta Kappan

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-167

  Bracey, Gerald W ^a,b  

^a High Scope Educational Research Foundation   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7744242528     PISSN: 00317217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003172170408600212     Document Type: Review

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2. Karen Rouse, "State Court Nullifies Vouchers," Denver Post, 29 June 2004, p. A-1; and Nancy Mitchell and John Sanko, "Voucher Program Quashed," Rocky Mountain News, 29 June 2004, p. A-1.
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8. Spencer Hsu and Justin Blum, "D.C. Vouchers Win Final Approval," Washington Post, 23 January 2004, p. A-1.
9. Spencer Hsu, "Bush Pushes for Vouchers," Washington Post, 12 January 2004, p. A-5.
10. Legislative Report, 107th Congress, Second Session (Washington, D.C.: Office of Government Liaison, 2004).
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12. Ben Feller, "Paige Insists Vouchers to Offer 'Emancipation,'" Houston Chronicle, 29 January 2004.
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18. Zanto Peabody "Paige's Methods at HISD Reassessed: Acclaim for His Improvements Tempered by Criticism That Pressure Fostered Abuse," Houston Chronicle, 3 August 2003.
19. These numbers were taken from the HISD website at www.houstonisd. org; search on "facts and figures."
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28. Rick Casey, "All We Trained on Was TAAS," Houston Chronicle, 1 April 2004.
29. John Young, "Tap Dancing and TAKS," Waco Tribune, 29 April 2004.
30. "Test Travesty: Schools Should Emphasize Learning, Not Testing," editorial, Houston Chronicle, 30 April 2004.
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32. Michael A. Fletcher, "Progress on Dropout Rate Stalls," Washington Post, 2 March 2001, p. A-1; Richard Rothstein, "Dropout Rate Is Climbing and Likely to Go Higher," New York Times, 9 October 2002, p. B-8; Betsy Gotbaum, Pushing Out At-Risk Students: An Analysis of High School Discharge Figures (New York: Public Advocate for the City of New York and Advocates for Children, November 2002); Walt Haney, "Attrition of Students from New York Schools," testimony delivered to the New York Standing Committee on Education, 23 September 2002; and Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States (New York: Manhattan Institute, 2003).
33. Michael A. Fletcher, "Progress on Dropout Rate Stalls," Washington Post, 2 March 2001, p. A-1; Richard Rothstein, "Dropout Rate Is Climbing and Likely to Go Higher," New York Times, 9 October 2002, p. B-8; Betsy Gotbaum, Pushing Out At-Risk Students: An Analysis of High School Discharge Figures (New York: Public Advocate for the City of New York and Advocates for Children, November 2002); Walt Haney, "Attrition of Students from New York Schools," testimony delivered to the New York Standing Committee on Education, 23 September 2002; and Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States (New York: Manhattan Institute, 2003).
34. Michael A. Fletcher, "Progress on Dropout Rate Stalls," Washington Post, 2 March 2001, p. A-1; Richard Rothstein, "Dropout Rate Is Climbing and Likely to Go Higher," New York Times, 9 October 2002, p. B-8; Betsy Gotbaum, Pushing Out At-Risk Students: An Analysis of High School Discharge Figures (New York: Public Advocate for the City of New York and Advocates for Children, November 2002); Walt Haney, "Attrition of Students from New York Schools," testimony delivered to the New York Standing Committee on Education, 23 September 2002; and Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States (New York: Manhattan Institute, 2003).
35. Michael A. Fletcher, "Progress on Dropout Rate Stalls," Washington Post, 2 March 2001, p. A-1; Richard Rothstein, "Dropout Rate Is Climbing and Likely to Go Higher," New York Times, 9 October 2002, p. B-8; Betsy Gotbaum, Pushing Out At-Risk Students: An Analysis of High School Discharge Figures (New York: Public Advocate for the City of New York and Advocates for Children, November 2002); Walt Haney, "Attrition of Students from New York Schools," testimony delivered to the New York Standing Committee on Education, 23 September 2002; and Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster, Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States (New York: Manhattan Institute, 2003).
36. Gotbaum, op. cit.
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38. Karen W. Arenson, "More Youth Opt for GED, Skirting High-School Hurdle," New York Times, 15 May 2004, p. A-14.
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40. Marianne D. Hurst, "Fla. Teachers Riled by Edison Deal," Education Week, 8 October 2003, p. 1.
41. I b i d.
42. "Counting Change," editorial, Orlando Business Journal, 10 November 2003.
43. David B. Caruso, "School Privatization Falls Out of Favor with Long-time Edison Backer," Associated Press, 14 August 2003.
44. Lisa Kim Bach, "Two of Seven Schools Stay Off List of Low-Performing Schools," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2 August 2004.
45. William J. Bennett, John T. E. Cribb, Jr., and Chester E. Finn, Jr., The Educated Child (New York: Free Press, 2000), p. 619.
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48. Personal communication, e-mail, 27 October 2003.
49. Susan Ohanian, "The K12 Virtual Primary School History Curriculum: A Participant's-Eye View," Educational Policy Studies Laboratory, April 2004, Document EPSL-0404-117-EPRU, p. 3
50. Ibid, p. 11.
51. Steve Harrison, "Internet Schools Fall Short on Tests," Miami Herald, 18 June 2004, p. F-1.
52. Chuck Oxley, "Board Releases ISAT Scores," Associated Press, 29 July 2004.
53. Personal communication from S. V. Date, reporter for the Palm Beach Post, 7 January 2004.
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55. Ralph G. Neas, "Funding a Movement: U.S. Department of Education Pours Millions into Groups Advocating School Vouchers and Education Privatization," People for the American Way, Washington, D.C., 18 November 2003. K12 is treated more extensively in Gerald W. Bracey, "Knowledge Universe and Virtual Schools: Educational Breakthrough or Digital Raid on the Public Treasury?," Educational Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University, April 2004, Document EPSL-0404-118-EPRU.
56. Ralph G. Neas, "Funding a Movement: U.S. Department of Education Pours Millions into Groups Advocating School Vouchers and Education Privatization," People for the American Way, Washington, D.C., 18 November 2003. K12 is treated more extensively in Gerald W. Bracey, "Knowledge Universe and Virtual Schools: Educational Breakthrough or Digital Raid on the Public Treasury?," Educational Policy Studies Laboratory, Arizona State University, April 2004, Document EPSL-0404-118-EPRU.
57. Natalie Lacareno-Paquet et al., "Creaming vs. Cropping: Charter School Enrollment Practices in Response to Market Initiatives," Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Summer 2002, pp. 145-58.
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61. Justin Blum, "Staying the Course Despite Competition," Washington Post, 20 June 2003, p. A-1.
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64. Ibid., p. 61.
65. Zimmer et al., p. 56.
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67. Paul Hill et al., A Study of Charter School Accountability (Seattle: University of Washington, 2001), p. vii.
68. Amy Stuart Wells, Where Charter Policy Fails (New York: Teachers College Press, 2002), p. 12.
69. Ibid., p. 17.
70. Diana Jean Schemo, "Nation's Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Test Scores Reveal," New York Times, 17 August 2004, p. A-1.
71. Gerald W. Bracey, "A Lesson Plan for the Schools with Little Learning Behind It," Newsday, 28 January 2001, p. B-15.
72. Alexander Russo, "Flunking Out: Bush's Pet Education Bill Is in Serious Trouble," Slate, 28 August 2003. Retrieved 27 July 2004 from www. slate.com/id/2087654.
73. Rachel Perry, "Implementing AYP in an Existing Accountability System in California," paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2004.
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75. Rosalind S. Helderman, "Comparing Schools' Progress Difficult," Washington Post, 25 September 2003, p. B-1.
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97. Michael Winerip, "Making Leaps, but Still Labeled as Failing," New York Times, 28 April 2004, p. B-9.
98. Michael Dobbs, "'No Child' Law Leaves Schools' Old Ways Behind," Washington Post, 22 April 2004, p. A-1.
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