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ERIC Number: EJ552829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7732
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Public Schools and the Public Good.
Alexander, Karl L.
Social Forces, v76 n1 p1-30 Sep 1997
Argues that the purported decline in public education is exaggerated and the accomplishments of public education neglected. Offers favorable evidence on student achievement and minority-majority comparisons, and suggests that recent trends in educational expenditures, class size, and curricular patterns should boost achievement. Addresses prospects for further school improvement in light of current popular reforms. Contains 149 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Family Influence, Poverty, Public Education, Public Opinion, Student School Relationship, Television Viewing
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Presidential address at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society (60th, New Orleans, LA, April 1997).