Education

Why consider opposing viewpoints?

Introduction

ch. 1. What is the state of education in America?

Chapter preface

1. Public education is failing / Tom DeWeese

2. Public education is not failing / Mike Rose

3. Standardized testing has negatively impacted public schools / Bobbie A. Solley

4. Standardized testing is a useful tool within public schools / Linda Crocker

5. Ignoring the mandates of Brown v. Board of Education will harm public schools / Theodore M. Shaw and Lee C. Bollinger

6. Moving beyond the mandates of Brown v. Board of Education will improve public schools / Juan Williams

Periodical bibliography

ch. 2. Are alternatives to public education viable?

Chapter preface

1. Privatizing education would be beneficial / Mark Harrison

2. Privatizing education would be harmful / John F. Covaleskie

3. Tuition vouchers are a good alternative to failing public education / Richard Fossey

4. Tuition vouchers are not a good alternative to current public education / Marcus Egan

5. Single-sex schools can improve education / Andrew Mullins

6. Single-sex schools will not improve education / Elena

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ch. 3. Should religious and moral values be taught as part of public education?

Chapter preface

1. Character education should be part of the American school system / Charles C. Haynes and Marvin W. Berkowitz

2. Character education is the wrong way to teach values / Bobby Ann Starnes

3. Critiques of Darwinian evolution should be taught in science classes / Stephen C. Meyer and John Angus Campbell

4. Intelligent design should not be taught in science classes / Craig E. Nelson

5. Religion has no place in a liberal arts education except as an object of study / Lucas Carpenter

6. A Christian liberal arts education provides a moral education / Guenter E. Salter

Periodical bibliography

ch. 4. How should the education system be improved?

Chapter preface

1. "No Child Left Behind" is working and should be reauthorized / George W. Bush

2. "No Child Left Behind" has failed and should be abandoned / Richard Rothstein

3. Competitive teacher compensation would improve education / Frederick M. Hess

4. Teacher compensation based on performance will not improve education / pt. 1. Reg Weaver ; pt. 2. Dave Riegel

5. Charter schools improve education / Margaret Spellings

6. Decentralized school districts improve public education / Lisa Snell

Periodical bibliography

For further discussio

Organizations to contact

Bibliography of books

Index.