In this Book
- Education Reform in Florida: Diversity and Equity in Public Policy
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
In Education Reform in Florida, sociologists and historians evaluate Governor Jeb Bush’s nation-leading school reform policies since 1999. They examine the startlingly broad range of education policy changes enacted in Florida during Bush’s first term, including moves toward privatization with a voucher system, more government control of public education institutions with centralized accountability mechanisms, and a “superboard” for all public education. The contributors arrive at a mixed conclusion regarding Bush’s first-term education policies: while he deserves credit for holding students to higher standards, his policies have, unfortunately, pushed for equality in a very narrow way. The contributors remain skeptical about seeing significant and sweeping improvement in how well Florida schools work for all students.
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Additional Information
ISBN
9780791480656
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
137526262
Pages
302
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No