American Public Education: Critical Issues & Historical Context-Introduction
Welcome to the Course!
Course Overview
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American Public Education: Critical Issues & Historical Context-Historical Context of American Public Education
Public Schooling & Local Control
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American Public School Funding
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Concepts of American School Reform, pt. 1: The Theories Behind Reform
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Concepts of American School Reform, pt. 2: The History of Reform
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Glossary for Historical Context of American Public Education
American Public Education: Critical Issues & Historical Context-Quiz and Explore More
Optional Further Readings
The No Child Left Behind Act-Overview
NCLB: Overview
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The No Child Left Behind Act-Historical Lens
Building Up to NCLB, 1965-2001
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Glossary for NCLB Historical Lens
The No Child Left Behind Act-Summary Lens
Part 1: Accountability and Choice
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Part 2: Flexibility and Literacy
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Glossary for NCLB Summary Lens
The No Child Left Behind Act-Analytic Lens
Part 1: The Aftermath of NCLB
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Part 2: Arguments For and Against NCLB
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Glossary for NCLB Analytical Lens
The No Child Left Behind Act-Quiz and Explore More
Optional Further Readings
MOOC survey
The Common Core State Standards-Overview: Common Core
Overview: Common Core State Standards
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Glossary for CCSS Overview
The Common Core State Standards-Historical Lens
American Schooling Standards, 1892-2015
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Glossary for CCSS Historical Lens
The Common Core State Standards-Summary Lens
Part 1: Developing the Standards
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Part 2: Implementing the Standards
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Glossary for CCSS Summary Lens
The Common Core State Standards-Analytical Lens
Arguments For and Against CCSS
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Glossary for CCSS Analytical Lens
The Common Core State Standards-Quiz and Explore More
Optional Further Readings
Interlude 1: Interview and Panel Discussion on NCLB and CCSS-Interviews
Meet the Experts
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NCLB Interviews
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CCSS Interviews
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Federal Intervention Interviews
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Interlude 1: Interview and Panel Discussion on NCLB and CCSS-Panel Discussion
Panel 1, part 1: School Improvement at Scale
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Panel 1, pt. 2: Standardized Tests
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Panel 1, pt. 3: School-level Reform
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Summarizing Debates around School Choice-Overview
Overview: School Choice
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Glossary for School Choice Overview
Summarizing Debates around School Choice-Historical Lens
School Choice from 1955 Onward
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Glossary for School Choice Historical Lens
Summarizing Debates around School Choice-Summary Lens
Part 1: Open Enrollment and Magnet Schools
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Part 2: Tax Credits and Homeschooling
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Glossary for School Choice Summary Lens
Summarizing Debates around School Choice-Analytical Lens
Arguments For and Against School Choice
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Charter Schools-Overview
Overview: Charter Schools
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Glossary for Charter School Overview
Charter Schools-Historical Lens
The History Behind Charter Schools, 1955-2015
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Glossary for Charter School Historical Lens
Charter Schools-Summary Lens
What makes charter schools different?
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Glossary for Charter Schools Summary Lens
Charter Schools-Analytical Lens
Part 1: How do charter schools perform?
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Part 2: Arguments For and Against Charter Schools
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Charter Schools-Quiz and Explore More
Optional Further Readings: School Choice and Charter Schools
Interlude 2: Interview and Panel Discussion on School Choice and Charter Schools-Interviews
School Choice: Meet the Experts
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The School Choice Debate Interviews
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School Choice Interviews: Charter Schools
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Interlude 2: Interview and Panel Discussion on School Choice and Charter Schools-Panel Discuson
Part 1: The Theory Behind School Choice
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Part 2: Teachers and Teachers Unions in Charter Schools
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Part 3: Charter School Results
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School Accountability: History, Theory of Action, Policy-Overview
Accountability: Overview
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Glossary for Accountability Overview
School Accountability: History, Theory of Action, Policy-Historical Lens
Accountability, 1980-2001
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Glossary for Accountability Historical Lens
School Accountability: History, Theory of Action, Policy-Summary Lens
Part 1: Assessments, Report Cards, and Help to Low-Performing Schools
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Part 2: Turnaround and Rewards to High-Performing Schools
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Glossary for Accountability Summary Lens
School Accountability: History, Theory of Action, Policy-Analytical Lens
How have Accountability Methods Changed over Time? 1999-2014
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School Accountability: History, Theory of Action, Policy-Quiz and Explore More
Optional Further Reading
Teacher Effectiveness and Evaluation-Overview
Overview: Teacher Effectiveness and Evaluation
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Glossary for Teacher Effectiveness/Evaluation Overview
Teacher Effectiveness and Evaluation-Historical Lens
How and Why has Teacher Evaluation Changed over Time?
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Glossary for Teacher Effectiveness/Evaluation Historical Lens
Teacher Effectiveness and Evaluation-Summary Lens
How Teacher Evaluation Systems Work
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Glossary for Teacher Effectiveness/Evaluation Summary Lens
Teacher Effectiveness and Evaluation-Analytical Lens
The Teacher Pathway Perspective
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Glossary for Teacher Effectiveness/Evaluation Analytical Lens
Teacher Effectiveness and Evaluation-Quiz and Explore More
Optional Further Reading
Conclusion and Final Assignment-Interviews
Meet the Experts
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Accountability Interviews
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High-stakes Testing Interview
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Teacher Quality and Evaluation Interviews
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Conclusion and Final Assignment-Issue Response Paper
Writing Resources
Conclusion and Final Assignment-Resources
Complete Glossary and Optional Further Reading Lists