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The State Of Education In Louisiana: Trend Analyses Of Student Achievement, Student Matriculation, And Student Behavior In The Accountability Era, Jonathon Anthony Szymanski
The State Of Education In Louisiana: Trend Analyses Of Student Achievement, Student Matriculation, And Student Behavior In The Accountability Era, Jonathon Anthony Szymanski
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Public education has long been the subject of public discontent. Historical events such as the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and repeated media reports that U.S. students were outscored by students in many other countries on international tests each prompted federal and state legislation aimed to reform public education. Following a presentation of the relative standing of the United States on three international tests, the history of public schooling in six states, Texas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, Florida, and Louisiana, is discussed. The central focus of the study is student …