Educational Reform

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Discusses state of education in U.S. & necessity for change. Need for self-study in schools. Various reform programs in place. Issues involved including motivatioin of students, assessment of student achievement; higher education. Needs of the business community & education including teacher communication, computer, accounting & job market skills.

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"Education in America is coming under close scrutiny as it is obvious that many students are not learning what they should, and are leaving school unprepared for the working world. This paper will look at how this situation can be remedied and make suggestions for the design of a New American School.


If a student is going to learn effectively in a school situation, there are many issues which need to be addressed. A non-profit, non-partisan organization known as New American Schools (NAS) is attempting to assist and support schools through the implementation of comprehensive school design (Hertling, 2000). Before reforms take place, it is necessary for schools to conduct a thorough self-study to carefully and realistically identify their strengths and weaknesses. Once this assessment has been made, the Education Research Service says..."

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