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Tables of Contents for Improving America's Schools
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
1 Introduction
1
8
Dale W. Jorgenson
2 Research-Based School Reform: The Clinton Administration's Agenda
9
20
Marshall S. Smith
Brett W. Scoll
Jeffrey Link
3 Outcomes, Costs, and Incentives in Schools
29
24
Eric A. Hanushek
4 Changes in the Structure of Wages
53
22
Brooks Pierce
Finis Welch
5 The Effects of School-Based Management Plans
75
22
Anita A. Summers
Amy W. Johnson
6 Management Decentralization and Performance-Based Incentives: Theoretical Considerations for Schools
97
14
Jane Hannaway
7 Signaling, Incentives, and School Organization in France, the Netherlands, Britain, and the United States
111
36
John H. Bishop
8 Public School Partnerships: Community, Family, and School Factors in Determining Child Outcomes
147
24
Rebecca Maynard
Meredith Kelsey
9 Using Student Assessments for Educational Accountability
171
26
Daniel Koretz
10 Value-Added Indicators of School Performance
197
28
Robert H. Meyer
11 Economics of School Reform for At-Risk Students
225
16
Henry M. Levin
12 Staffing the Nation's Schools with Skilled Teachers
241
18
Richard J. Murnane
Index
259