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EDUC 14: Introduction to Education, Policy Presentation Reference ArticlesCharter Schools:Brown, E. (2012). KIPP DC a finalist in Race to the Top competition. The Washington Post. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Schools USA: Putting Students First!. (n.d.). Charter Schools USA. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \l "&panel1-1" \t "_blank", B. et al (2004). Localized ideas of fairness: Inequality among charter schools. In K.E. Bulkley and P. Wohlstetter (Eds.), Taking account of charter schools: What’s happened and what’s next. New York: Teachers College Press. Chapter 5Green Dot Public School (2003). School model. Accessed online, July 24, 2007: Foundation. (2013). KIPP Public Charter Schools. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Alliance for Public Charter Schools (2012, Nov.) A growing movement: America’s largest charter school communities. National Charter School Resource Center. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Academy Charter Schools. (n.d.). Harlem Children’s Zone. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank", P. (2009). Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. Mariner Books.Federal Policy:Brady, R. (2003). Can failing schools be fixed? Washington, D.C.: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.National Center for Education Statistics. (2003). Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities. In Digest of Education Statistics (Chapter 4). Retrieved from , P. E. (2012, Feb. 7). The Right Role for the Federal Government. Education Next. Retrieved from to the Top—The Initiative, the Pros and the Cons. (2010). Retrieved from , D. (2011). The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. New York: Basic Books.School Choice:Bernard, S.C., and Mondale, S. (2001). School: The story of American education. Boston: Beacon Press. Part 4: The Bottom Line.Hochschild, J. (2003). The American Dream and the Public School. NY: Oxford University Press. Chapter 5, pp. 107-132.Holme, J.J. (2002). Buying homes, buying schools: School choice and the social construction of school quality. Harvard Educational Review, 72(2) 177-205.Standards Movement:About the Standards. (2012). Common Core State Standards Initiative. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank", S. (2010, Jan.) U.S. Common-Standards Push Bares Unsettled Issues: Familiar Themes Emerge in Resurgent Debate. Education Week. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" America Act, H. R. 1804, 103d Cong., (1994). Retrieved from : Standards. (2011). Education Week. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank", R. (n.d.). Overview of the Standards Movement. Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction. Retrieved from HYPERLINK \t "_blank". Department of Education (2011, Sept. 23). Obama Administration Sets High Bar for Flexibility from No Child Left Behind in Order to Advance Equity and Support Reform. HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank", K. (2001, June 17). Schools' Difficult Search For 'Just Right' Standards; Some Ask If It's Fair to Treat All Students Alike. The New York Times. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank" Certification and Preparation:Hopkins, M. (2008). Training the next teacher for America, Phi Delta Kappan. 89(10).Kane, T. J., Rockoff, J.E., and Staiger, D. O. (2008). Photo finish: Certification doesn’t guarantee a winner. Education Next, (Winter 2007). Kopp, W. (2008). Building the movement to end educational inequity, Phi Delta Kappan. (89)10. Useem, E., Offenberg, R., and Farley, E. (2007). Closing the teacher quality gap in Philadelphia. Research Report. Philadelphia: Research for Action.Teachers Unions:General ArticlesHolcomb, S. (2006, Jan.). Answering the Call: The History of the NEA. National Education Association. Retrieved from , M. (1997). The Teacher Unions: How the NEA and AFT Sabotage Reform and Hold Students, Parents, Teachers, and Taxpayers Hostage to Bureaucracy. New York: Free Press. NOTES: This source is relatively critical of teacher unionsMoe, T. M. (2011). Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America’s Public Schools. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. NOTES: This source is relatively critical of teacher unionsArticles about Chicago StrikeDavey, M. (2012, Sept. 9). With No Contract Deal by Deadline in Chicago, Teachers Will Strike. The New York Times. Retrieved from , M., & S. Yaccino. (2012, Sept. 18). Teachers End Chicago Strike on Second Try.” The New York Times. Retrieved from , A. (2012, Sept. 14). Are We Asking too Much of Our Teachers? The New York Times. Retrieved from . NOTES: This is an op-ed pieceZero Tolerance Polices:National School Safety and Security Services. (n.d.) Zero Tolerance and School Safety. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank". NOTES: This article calls for a widening of the definition of zero tolerance to advocate for it.Peterson, R. L., & B. Schoonover. (2008, June). Zero Tolerance Policies in Schools. Consortium to Prevent School Violence. Retrieved from . NOTES: This basic overview lists a brief history, current issues and suggestions to improve the policy.Robbins, C. (2005). Zero Tolerance and the Politics of Racial Injustice. The Journal of Negro Education, 74(1), 2-17. Retrieved from HYPERLINK "" \t "_blank". NOTES: This article further explores the implications of the racial discrimination implicit in zero tolerance implementation.Skiba, R., & R. Peterson. (1999). The Dark Side of Zero Tolerance: Can Punishment Lead to Safe Schools?. The Phi Delta Kappan, 80(5), 372-376, 381-382. Retrieved from . NOTES: This article examines the actual application of zero tolerance to discuss the discrepancies and abuses frequent in implementation.Youth United for Change, & Advancement Project. (2011, Jan.). Zero Tolerance in Philadelphia: Denying educational opportunities and creating a pathway for prison. Atlantic Philanthropies. Retrieved from (2).pdf. NOTES: An in-depth study on the effects of zero tolerance policies in Philadelphia schools. This report includes statistics related to suspension, expulsion and police action and also includes student and parent interviews to gauge the qualitative effect it on community members. ................
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