TY - BOOK AU - Moe,Terry M. ED - Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. TI - A primer on America's schools T2 - Hoover Institution Press publication SN - 0817952426 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - LA 210 .P677 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Stanford, Calif. PB - Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University KW - Education KW - United States KW - Educational change N1 - "An assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 education"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; American traditions of education; Diane Ravitch --; The system; John E. Chubb --; Achievement in American schools; Herbert J. Walberg --; Spending on schools; Eric A. Hanushek --; If families matter most, where do schools come in?; Caroline M. Hoxby --; Getting better teachers- and treating them right; Chester E. Finn Jr. --; Teachers unions and the public schools; Terry M. Moe --; Curriculum and competence; E.D. Hirsch Jr. --; Standards and accountability; Williamson M. Evers --; Choice in American education; Paul E. Peterson --; What is public about public education?; Paul T. Hill ER -