Education : Is It Improving or Declining?

by Thompson, Marie L.

• ISBN13: 9780787651473
• ISBN10: 0787651478
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Gale Group

Table of Contents

Reader's Guide	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
An Overview of American Education	1	(4)
A Better-Educated Population
Americans Advance Their Level of Education
School Attendance
Education Differences
Enrollment Projections to 2008
Money Spent on Education
Preschool, Elementary, and Secondary Schools	5	(8)
Divisions of Schools
Enrollment
School Attendance
Finances
Private Schools
Home Schooling
Graduating from High School
Students at Risk	13	(14)
Adolescents at Risk
Middle School and Junior High School---High-Risk Years
Dropping Out
Violence in the Schools
Teen Pregnancy
Substance Abuse
Educating Students with Special Needs	27	(6)
Disabled Children
Head Start
Students on the Move
Homeless Children
Gifted and Talented Students
Colleges and Universities	33	(10)
Enrollment
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
College Entrance Exams
Types of Degrees
Foreign Students
The Cost of Going to College
Income Increases with Level of Education
Goals and Reforms	43	(6)
Six National Goals
Goals 2000
School Reform
Minimum Competency Testing
National Urban Education Goals
Teachers	49	(4)
Teacher Supply and Demand
Student-Teacher Ratio
Salaries
Teacher Characteristics
Teacher Turnover
Teacher Attitudes and Opinions
Words to Know	53	(2)
Important Names and Addresses	55	(2)
Resources	57	(2)
Index	59