The Good, the Bad, and the Confusing: A Concise Look at the Quality of U.S. Education.

Fuller, Mary Lou; And Others

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Good, the Bad, and the Confusing: A Concise Look at the Quality of U.S. Education.

Fuller, Mary Lou; And Others

PTA Today, v20 n3 p14-16 Jan-Feb 1995

Examines positive and negative aspects of American public education and looks at sources of confusion. Positive points include higher graduation rates, higher test scores, math and science accomplishment, and college quality. Negative points include poverty's effect on academic achievement and lack of sensitivity to student diversity. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Quality, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Poverty, Public Education, Public Schools

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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