A Primer on America's Schools
By Terry M. Moe

In this volume the eleven members of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education provide a broad overview of the American education system—pulling together basic facts about its structure and operation, identifying key problems that hinder its performance, and offering perspectives on the requirements of genuine reform.

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• Foreword
• Contributors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: American Traditions of Education
• Chapter 2: The System
• Chapter 3: Achievement in American Schools
• Chapter 4: Spending on Schools
• Chapter 5: If Families Matter Most, Where Do Schools Come In?
• Chapter 6: Getting Better Teachers—and Treating Them Right
• Chapter 7: Teachers Unions and the Public Schools
• Chapter 8: Curriculum and Competence
• Chapter 9: Standards and Accountability
• Chapter 10: Choice in American Education
• Chapter 11: What Is Public about Public Education
• Index