How Long to Read The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools by Robert J. Franciosi

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This volume provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of the state of American public education. It examines the trend in the quality of the public schools over the past 100 years, and reviews the possible reasons for a decline in quality. The work focuses on the importance of local control in American public education and how it has been steadily eroded. Franciosi advocates school choice as a way of restoring greater control by parents over their children's schools. This work is distinct among calls of reform in that it takes a skeptical attitude towards the centralized school reform movement that has culminated in the No Child Left Behind Act. It discusses important topics that have been the subject of research including the effect of teachers unions, Tiebout competition and local control, and school finance reform. Franciosi follows the many trajectories taken by America's public schools over the past century. It shows that the United States has been a world education leader in both access for all children and resources spent. Despite this there are still some worrisome trends. While school spending has steadily increased, student achievement has fluctuated, and remains below that of students in other developed nations. Initiatives to close the gap in achievement has fluctuated and remains below that of students in other developed nations. Initiatives to close the gap in achievement and resources among students of various socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds have been only partially successful. Past efforts to reform public education have led to increasingly centralized control over public schools. This piece will be important to those who are active on both sides of the school reform debate. It will also be useful to students who are researching education policy, the economics of education, or public policy.

How long is The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools?

The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools by Robert J. Franciosi is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools?

The Rise and Fall of American Public Schools is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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