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The Education Reform Decade

Author(s):
Barton, Paul E.; Coley, Richard J.
Publication Year:
1990
Source:
ETS Policy Information Center Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
30
Subject/Key Words:
Educational Policy, Student Performance, Teacher Standards, Student Retention, Achievement Gap, Gender, Ethnicity

Abstract

This Policy Information Report summarizes the changes in elementary and secondary schools and assesses the results in the 1980s, a period marked by profound changes in education policy. The report reviews a number of topics, including student achievement levels, teacher standards, and student retention statistics. It assesses progress made in eliminating achievement gaps between minority and majority groups and between males and females.

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