Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms

By G. Austin, Herbert Garber. 2002

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Innovation in Education Markets: Theory and Evidence on the Impact of Competition and Choice in Charter Schools (2003, background): “In fact, some evidence suggests that many parents— as an “inherently conservative clientele”—view public schools as overly innovative because these schools embrace many fads and progressive reforms (Ravitch, 2000; see Whitty et al., 1998, p. 90).”
Theories of Learning and Teaching What Do They Mean for Educators (2006, background): “Critics also have worried about the tendency of some educators to adopt orthodoxies that are either limiting or not based on empirical evidence (e.g., Hirsch 1996; Ravitch 2000).”
Teachers’ Perceptions of a Response to Intervention (RTI) Reform Effort in an Urban Elementary School: A Consensual Qualitative Analysis (2010, background): “Recent policies at the federal, state, and district levels urge schools to improve student achievement, instructional programs, and teaching practices, and, for years, student outcomes have been used to measure success in schools (e.g., Ravitch, 2000).”