Resources- Public School Issues

RELATED LINKS

Thomas B. Fordham Institute
http://www.edexcellence.net/institute/global/index.cfm

Center for Education Reform
http://www.edreform.com

Core Knowledge
http://www.coreknowledge.org/
Founded by E.D. Hirsch, of Cultural Literacy fame, the foundation advocates a consensus-based model of specific content guidelines that can provide a solid, coherent foundation of learning for students. Has comprehensive bookstore and resources page.

K12 Education for a Lifetime
http://www.k12.com/
A world-class web-based curriculum developed by Dr. William J. Bennett and focused on traditional content. K12 also provides homeschooling options.

Learning First Alliance
http://www.learningfirst.org/
A permanent partnership of 14 leading educational associations that have come together to improve student learning in America's public elementary and secondary schools.

National Center on Education and the Economy
http://www.ncee.org/index.jsp;jsessionid=aCXnOm3FbJ99?setProtocol=true
The hallmark of the NCEE's work is standards-based reform. Their focus is concentrating on helping states and localities build the capacity to design and implement their own education and training systems, suited to their history, culture and unique needs.

National Council for History Education
http://www.history.org/nche/
A nonprofit corporation dedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and society.

John Taylor Gatto Website
www.johntaylorgatto.com
John Taylor Gatto has received several awards including New York City Teacher of the year. This site is loaded full of first hand knowledge and experiences from this award winning public school teacher. Very informative and worth the trip.



ARTICLES

The Textbook Conundrum Revisited
http://www.edreform.com/

Where Do Public School Teachers Send Their Kids to School?
http://www.edexcellence.net/institute/publication/publication.cfm?id=333

A Consumer's Guide to High School History Text Books
http://www.edexcellence.net/institute/publication/publication.cfm?id=329

Science and Non-Science: The Limits of Scientific Research

School Leaders Poorly Educated
http://wireservice.wired.com/

American Education History Tour
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/historytour/history1.htm

Writings of John Taylor Gatto- New York Teacher of the Year
http://www.preservenet.com/theory/Gatto.html

John Taylor Gatto- accepting the New York City Teacher of the Year Award on January 31, 1990
http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/john_gatto.html

The nine assumptions of modern schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
http://honestedu.org/edlib/v1n3/gatto.php

The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher
http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html




RESEARCH

Does Competition among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers?
http://ideas.repec.org/a/aea/aecrev/v90y2000i5p1209-1238.html

How Teachers' Unions Affect Education Production
http://ideas.repec.org/a/tpr/qjecon/v111y1996i3p671-718.html

Primary and secondary school choice among public and religious alternatives
http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/ecoedu/v11y1992i4p317-337.html