How does NCLB address the "crisis in K-12 education" as outlined in the text?
How are charter schools and vouchers considered in the NCLB legislation?
Which part of the NCLB legislation do you think has the most promise for improving K-12 education? Which part do you think is least likely to have a positive effect? Explain why you selected each.
se the site's "Find Your School" search to find your high school. Look at the data on students per teacher and enrollment by race/ethnicity.
Compare the data for your school to a nearby public and private high school. Are the data consistent with the text's discussion of differences between public and private schools?
Go to the National Center for Education Statistics web site at www.nces.ed.gov.
Look at the most current data and the projected data provided by the web site. Based on these data do you see (or expect) any change in the extent of the "crisis in K-12 education" from what is reported in the text?
