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Education Empire
Daniel L. Duke
其他書名
The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System
出版SUNY Press, 2005-07-05
主題Education / LeadershipEducation / Administration / GeneralEducation / Educational Policy & Reform / General
ISBN07914649469780791464946
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hI0UTBmcC5cC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Despite the fact that more than one-half of the students in the United States are educated in suburban schools, relatively little is known about the development of suburban school systems. Education Empire chronicles the evolution of Virginia’s Fairfax County public schools, the twelfth largest school system in the country and arguably one of the very best. The book focuses on how Fairfax has addressed a variety of challenges, beginning with explosive enrollment growth in the 1950s and continuing with desegregation, enrollment decline, economic uncertainty, demands for special programs, and intense politicization. Today, Fairfax, like many suburbs across the country, looks increasingly like an urban school system, with rising poverty, large numbers of recent immigrants, and constant pressure from an assortment of special interest groups. While many school systems facing similar developments have experienced a drop in performance, Fairfax students continue to raise their achievement. Daniel L. Duke reveals the keys to Fairfax’s remarkable track record.