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Finn, Chester E., Jr.

Public reference bibliography and cataloged PDF materials authored or published by Finn, Chester E., Jr..

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Should Trump Bother with an Education Agenda?

Year: 2017 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

The principal opportunities awaiting the Trump administration in K-12 education are only loosely related to the candidate's campaign comments about advancing school choice and reducing the federal Education Department. R...
Targeted, Not Universal PreK

Year: 2010 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

It would be wrong for the United States to provide universal prekindergarten education for three reasons. First, the overwhelming majority of three- and four-year-olds already have access to various forms of preschool. A...
Troublemaker: The Education of Chester Finn

Year: 2008 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

"Troublemaker," the memoir of "Education Next" senior editor and veteran education reformer Chester E. "Checker" Finn Jr., weaves into the chronicle of Finn's life and career the broader history of education reform, in w...
Rethinking Special Education for a New Century.

Year: 2001 • Source: eric.ed.gov • Listed PDF

This book scrutinizes the education now being received by 6 million U.S. children with disabilities. It identifies the problems that currently beset special education, analyzes their causes, and suggests solutions. Chapt...
The Educated Child: A Parent's Guide from Preschool through Eighth Grade.

Year: 1999 • Source: eric.ed.gov • Listed PDF

This book defines a good education and offers parents a plan of action for ensuring that their children achieve it. Drawing from the goals that William Bennett enumerated as Secretary of Education, excerpts from Hirsch's...
Washington versus School Reform.

Year: 1998 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Discusses the proliferation of federal education programs and the many problems inherent in federal education policy. Suggestions are given to reform the federal role in education through changes in the reauthorization o...
Our Schools and Our Future & Private and Parochial Schools in the Education Revolution.

Year: 1992 • Source: eric.ed.gov • Listed PDF

This document contains two essays--the first on public education, and the second on private education. The first essay, entitled, "Our Schools and Our Future," points out a paradox--public-opinion polls show widespread p...
The Biggest Reform of All.

Year: 1990 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Inspired by Thomas S. Kuhn's book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions," this article redefines education. Under the old conception, education was viewed as a process and system, or an effort and intention. Education...
A Fresh Option for the Non-College-Bound.

Year: 1986 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Summarizes three reasons for attending school (social, personal, and utilitarian) amd focuses on what should comprise utilitarian education for noncollege-bound high school students. Advocates curricula incorporating the...
Public Support for Private Education, Part 1.

Year: 1982 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Examines the current status of private schools in the United States. The author finds that those schools represent widely divergent philosophies and situations, but all strongly defend their privacy. Discusses the deepen...