Recent Trends in State Educational Reform: Assessment and Prospects

A discussion of recent trends in state educational reform stresses the importance of addressing two challenges: teaching all students higher order thinking and developing more systematic, coherent policies. The article describes the challenges, examines how state policies in the 1980s addressed them...

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Published inTeachers College record (1970) Vol. 94; no. 2; p. 254
Main Author Firestone, William A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1992
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Arizona
California
Change Strategies
Educational Change
Educational Improvement
Elementary Secondary Education
Excellence in Education
Florida
Georgia
Local Issues
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Problem Solving
Public Education
Public Policy
State School District Relationship
State Standards
Teacher Improvement
Testing
Thinking Skills
Minnesota
California
Georgia
Florida
Arizona
Pennsylvania
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Summary:A discussion of recent trends in state educational reform stresses the importance of addressing two challenges: teaching all students higher order thinking and developing more systematic, coherent policies. The article describes the challenges, examines how state policies in the 1980s addressed them and how districts responded, and suggests future directions. (SM)
ISSN:0161-4681
DOI:10.1177/016146819209400210