ERIC Number: EJ532354
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Sixth Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v78 n2 p127-38 Oct 1996
American youngsters could beat the socks off Asian kids if they too, studied constantly. Charter schools' ability to boost student achievement is unproven, and choice programs benefit some clients at others' expense. Schools should stress civic responsibility, not vocational training and the work ethic. Scholastic Aptitude Test scores rose in 1996, a good year for public education's defenders. (41 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Competition, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Immigration, Labor Market, Misconceptions, News Media, Outcomes of Education, Public Education, Role of Education, School Business Relationship, School Choice, Supply and Demand, Test Results
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bracey Reports; Japanese Education; Korea
