Best Public Education By State - April 2024

Education, Equity, and the States: How Variations in State Governance Make or Break Reform (Educational Innovations Series)

Education, Equity, and the States examines how variations in state governance determine how federal initiatives are implemented and makes recommendations for approaching reform from this perspective. The book defines the key ways in which state policy environments differ from one another, illustrates how those differences matter, and encourages reformers to account for these disparities to achieve more sustained and equitable improvement.   Drawing on original research, Sara E. Dahill-Brown highlights three major factors that differ from state to state: the number of districts (fragmentation)... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1682532720
• ASIN: 1682532720
• ISBN: 1682532720
• Manufacturer: Harvard Education Press

Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools (2nd Edition)

A must have resource for school leaders and personnel, Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools is dedicated to understanding the complex laws and issues surrounding students with special needs.  Broad in coverage, it discusses current topics such as: the reauthorization of IDEA, NCLB, and 504; working with families; IEPs; assessment; staff relationships and staffing patters; due process hearing, mediation and complaints; school-wide discipline, and strategies for specific populations ( infant/toddler, preschool, secondary school, etc.) Filled with ready-to-use samples and inclusi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0132207141
• ASIN: 0132207141
• ISBN: 0132207141
• Brand: Weisenstein, Gregory R./ Etcheidt, Susan/ Bartlett, Larry D.
• Manufacturer: Pearson

Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America

"This big-shouldered book, full of ardor...offers us a reasonable hope that with attention and care we can again make public education what it was meant to be, and must yet be."—The Los Angeles Times.

• ASIN: 0140236171
• ASIN: 0140236171
• ISBN: 0140236171
• Brand: Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Free Appropriate Public Education: The Law and Children With Disabilities

Now, a total revision of the classic book dealing with the law governing the education of children with disabilities is ready for educators. It includes the 2004 IDEA reauthorization and the proposed regulations. This up-to-the-minute resource brings you the most recent developments in legislation, case law techniques, due process, parent participation and much, much more. The text is completely updated and contains all the substantial amendments made by the latest reauthorization of IDEA. It includes a glossary and other resources to bring the best possible information to students and profess... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0891083251
• ASIN: 0891083251
• ISBN: 0891083251
• Brand: Brand: Love Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Love Publishing Company

Becoming

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• Manufacturer: Crown

Education Under The Security State (Defending Public Schools)

This highly acclaimed volume in the Defending Public Schools series is now available in paperback from Teachers College Press. It is a practical, necessary addition to the work of administrators, teachers, policymakers, and parents as they negotiate the difficult path of how to best teach and educate today's children and youth. Education under the Security State is a volume that vividly and bravely speaks to the crisis of our age....It examines with analytical suppleness and great political verve contemporary conflicts around educational policy, revealing how both policy and pedagogy have been... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0807749001
• ASIN: 0807749001
• ISBN: 0807749001
• Brand: Brand: Teachers College Press
• Manufacturer: Teachers College Press

Public Policy in the United States

Offering the widest breadth of policy issue coverage on the market, the sixth edition of this well-regarded text covers events through the 2016 elections and beyond. Though the content has been extensively and thoughtfully revised and updated, the sixth edition maintains its clear approach, without an overreliance on policy theory, and popular threefold structure: First, it introduces readers to the American approach to public policy making as it has been shaped by our political institutions, changing circumstances, and ideology. Second, it surveys all of the major policy areas from foreign po... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1138686042
• ASIN: 1138686042
• ISBN: 1138686042
• Manufacturer: Routledge

Public Education Against America: The Hidden Agenda

America’s public education system has been hijacked! While America wasn’t looking, reading, writing, and arithmetic were largely replaced by moral relativism and secular humanism in our public schools and universities. This manipulation of the values and beliefs of the next generation is not an accident or due to incompetence. It is a deliberate assault on the spiritual and moral compass of America’s children. This book exposes:  How the radical academic left has outlawed student expressions of patriotism and faith—but only in the case of Christianity.How “political correctness” ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0883688131
• UPC: 630809688132
• ASIN: 0883688131
• ISBN: 0883688131
• Brand: Lake Book
• Manufacturer: Whitaker House

California Teacher Arrow Apple Home State Public Education

• ASIN: B07HRK2GBV
• ASIN: B07HRK2GBV
• Brand: California Teacher Shirt Arrow Apple Home State
• Size: Male Small
• Manufacturer: California Teacher Shirt Arrow Apple Home State

Introduction to Public History (American Association for State and Local History)

Introduction to Public History: Interpreting the Past, Engaging Audiences is a brief foundational public history textbook for use in undergraduate and graduate classrooms. It is organized around the questions and ethical dilemmas that drive public history in a variety of settings, from local community-based projects to international case studies.

• ASIN: 1442272228
• ASIN: 1442272228
• ISBN: 1442272228
• Manufacturer: RL

Stack the States

• ASIN: B00DZYXTRY
• ASIN: B00DZYXTRY
• Brand: Dan Russell-Pinson
• Manufacturer: Dan Russell-Pinson

School: The Story of American Public Education

Esteemed historians of education David Tyack, Carl Kaestle, Diane Ravitch, James Anderson, and Larry Cuban journey through history and across the nation to recapture the idealism of our education pioneers, Thomas Jefferson and Horace Mann. We learn how, in the first quarter of the twentieth century, massive immigration, child labor laws, and the explosive growth of cities fueled school attendance and transformed public education, and how in the 1950s public schools became a major battleground in the fight for equality for minorities and women. The debate rages on: Do today's reforms challenge ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0807042218
• UPC: 046442042215
• ASIN: 0807042218
• ISBN: 9780807042212
• Brand: Beacon Press MA
• Manufacturer: Beacon Press

It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances and shows readers how to live assured when life doesn't turn out like they expected.What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His promises doubtful?Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we quietly start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness.Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. Bu... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07BB5R38P
• ASIN: B07BB5R38P
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Higher Education for the Public Good: Emerging Voices from a National Movement

This important book explores the various ways that higher education contributes to the realization of significant public ends and examines how leaders can promote and enhance their contribution to the social charter through new policies and best practices. It also shows how other sectors of society, government agencies, foundations, and individuals can partner with institutions of higher education to promote the public good. Higher Education for the Public Good includes contributions from leaders in the field—many of whom participated in dialogues hosted by the National Forum on Higher Educa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0787973823
• ASIN: 0787973823
• ISBN: 0787973823
• Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass

Hillary's America

• ASIN: B07C16HTXY
• ASIN: B07C16HTXY

Michigan's Best Campgrounds

From May through October, millions of people from throughout the Midwest head north with a tent in the pickup or a trailer in tow to spend a weekend (or even the entire summer) camping in

• UPC: 16498549
• Model: Michigans Best Campgrounds
• Color: MixedOther

Between Church and State : Religion and Public Education in a Multicultural America

Today, the ongoing controversy about the place--or lack of place--of religion in public schools is a burning issue in the United States. Prayer at football games, creationism in the classroom, the teaching of religion and

• UPC: 53905998

Alabama Department of Education Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance : State Model for Alabama Public Schools: Bulletin 89, 2003

The Alabama Department of Archives and History was founded in 1901 and became a model for many other states. The first Director, Dr. Thomas Owen, argued that the state had a responsibility to preserve the

• UPC: 53544990

Public Education : Royal Commission of Enquiry: Report on the State of Public Education in Victoria, and Suggestions as to the Best Means of Improving It

Public Education: Royal Commission of Enquiry: Report on the State of Public Education in Victoria, and Suggestions as to the Best Means Height : 0.42 In Length : 9.69 In Width : 7.44 In Weight

• UPC: 600945608

An Essay on the Best System of Liberal Education, Adapted to the Genius of the Government of the United States. Comprehending Also, an Uniform, General Plan for Instituting and Conducting Public Schools

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• UPC: 883691230

Stop Beating the Dead Horse : Why the System of Public Education in the United States Has Failed and What to Do about It

Stop Beating the Dead Horse: Why the System of Public Education in the United States Has Failed and What to Do about

• UPC: 341416685

The Structured Method of Pedagogy : Effective Teaching in the Era of the New Mission for Public Education in the United States

The Structured Method of Pedagogy: Effective Teaching in the Era of the New Mission for Public Education in the United

• UPC: 863964799

The Politics of Parent Choice in Public Education : The Choice Movement in North Carolina and the United States

"This is the story of North Carolina parent choice advocates' push for the creation and expansion of choice policies in the state. The exploration of the politics, ideology, and interests surrounding parent choice in this

• UPC: 26739227
• Rating: 3.0

The States and Public Higher Education Policy - eBook

Affordability, access, and accountability have long been among the central challenges facing higher education—and they remain so today. Here, Donald E. Heller and other higher education scholars and practitioners explore the current debates surrounding these

• UPC: 918303310

A Report on the State of Education in Pennsylvania : Accompanied with Two Bills for the Establishment of a General System of Public Instruction; And Other Proceedings, Adopted by a Town Meeting of Working Men and Others Friendly to That Object: Held in the

A Report on the State of Education in Pennsylvania: Accompanied with Two Bills for the Establishment of a General System of Public Instruction;

• UPC: 574301722