Since the desegregation of public schools in the 1950s, the concept of standards-based reform has become a central topic within educational policy. Every Americ
The Council, with help from the US Department of Education, held the Millennium Convention in Washington, DC in September 2000. It gathered educators, researche
In the movement toward standards-based education, an important question stands out: How will this reform affect the 10% of school-aged children who have disabil
The first work of its kind to present a comprehensive survey of landmark court decisions on educational adequacy and equity claims and their impact on public sc
Strong system-wide support is increasingly being identified as laying an important role in policy efforts aimed at increasing student achievement (Hightower, Kn