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  • The Last Silver Bullet?

    Technology for America's Schools

    by Lewis C. Solmon, Kalyani R. Chirra ...
    Originally this book was meant only to recommend a way to pay for placing modern technology into all of our country's public schools. As we began to formulate that financing plan, however, we realized the task was not as straightforward as we had thought. We were struck by the vehement opposition to our basic premise-the importance of using technology in education-voiced by most relevant ... Read more

    $67.09 CAD

  • Talented Teachers

    The Essential Force for Improving Student Achievement

    by Lewis C. Solmon, Tamara W. Schiff ...
    Series series The Milken Family Foundation Series on Education Policy
    This book provides readers with the opportunity to hear what experts in the educational community think about the myriad issues involved in improving the quality of all teachers in our nation’s classrooms. ... Read more

    $67.09 CAD

  • Labor Markets, Employment Policy, And Job Creation

    Edited by Lewis C. Solmon ...
    This clear, accessible volume provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing debate over the determining factors of and key influences on employment growth and labor market training, education, and related policies in the United States. Drawing on the work of distinguished labor economists, the chapters tackle questions posed by job and skill demands in the "new high-tech economy" and explore ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • The Challenges of School Reform

    Implementation, Impact, and Sustainability

    Edited by Lewis C. Solmon, Kimberly Firetag Agam, Citadelle Priagula ...
    Series series The Milken Family Foundation Series on Education Policy
    This work expands on the ideas and themes discussed in the first two volumes in this series on education policy: The first book — Talented Teachers: The Essential Force for Improving Student Achievement — examines the importance of teacher quality. Years of research have repeatedly confirmed what we inferred to be true—outside of the home environment, the quality of a student’s teacher has the ... Read more

    $67.09 CAD

  • How Stakeholders Can Support Teacher Quality

    Edited by Lewis C. Solmon, Kimberly Firetag Agam, Citadelle Priagula ...
    Series series The Milken Family Foundation Series on Education Policy
    How Stakeholders Can Support Teacher Quality compiles the proceedings from the Milken Family Foundation's National Education Conference (NEC), which took place in Washington, D.C., in May 2006. Each year, the NEC brings together practitioners, policymakers and private sector representatives to focus on critical issues in education. This work expands on the ideas and themes discussed in the first ... Read more

    $67.09 CAD

  • Improving Student Achievement

    Reforms That Work

    Edited by Lewis C. Solmon, Kimberly Firetag Agam, Tamara W. Schiff ...
    Series series The Milken Family Foundation Series on Education Policy
    Improving Student Achievement: Reforms that Work expands on the first volume in the Milken Family Foundation series on education policy, Talented Teachers: The Essential Force for Improving Student Achievement. The series explains to policymakers, parents, business leaders, and teachers the importance of teacher quality in increasing student achievement. This volume is based primarily on the ... Read more

    $73.69 CAD

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    The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing

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