Critical Issues in Education

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Preface
Introduction: Unity and Diversity in Schooling	p. 1
What Interests Should Schools Serve?	p. 23
School Choice: For Family Choice or against Vouchers	p. 45
Private Schools: Essential or Undemocratic	p. 63
School Finance: Equity or Disparity	p. 79
School Integration: Compulsory or Voluntary	p. 101
Affirmative Action: Progressive or Restrictive	p. 123
What Should Be Taught?	p. 139
Basic Education: Skills or Critical Thinking	p. 153
Multicultural Studies: Representative or Divisive	p. 171
Curriculum Control: National or Local	p. 187
Values: Traditional or Liberational	p. 203
Technology: Basic Tool or Educational Distraction	p. 220
Business Influence: Positive or Negative	p. 237
What Should Teaching Be?	p. 251
School Leadership: Teacher or Administration Directed	p. 262
Academic Freedom: Teacher Rights or Responsibility	p. 274
Teacher Unions: Detrimental or Beneficial	p. 293
How Should Education Be Evaluated?	p. 305
Standardized Testing: Restrict or Expand	p. 314
School Support: Reality or Sham	p. 332
School Reform: Excellence or Equity	p. 347
Index	p. 361
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