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The Education Debate
David Kirp and Kevin Macpherson
The Education Debate dissects the essential issues that confront education policymakers and practitioners today. In an era when controversies over schools’ role in educating the next generation have become hot-button political issues, disputation is the order of the day, and the book charts a research-driven course through these topics. It starts by analyzing broad themes about the purposes of education, then narrows the lens, moving from big ideas to classrooms and corridors. The stage is set with an overview of the pre-K–12 system. Racial and socioeconomic integration, school finance reform, and greater student choice—each has been promoted as the royal road to equal opportunity. Policy choices reflect these differences. Which strategy—community schools, finance equalization, charter schools, or vouchers—holds the greatest promise? What are the roles of the key players, from classroom teachers and administrators to billionaire philanthropists? Life inside the schools presents challenges to teachers and learners alike, never more so than during a time when students have become increasingly diverse.
