Modern Educational Controversies

Using a pro/con format, this volume examines fourteen significant issues currently facing educational policy makers and practitioners. Topics discussed include compulsory attendance, religion in the public schools, tuition tax credits, teacher unions, bilingual education programs, differential pay systems, special programs for the gifted, black English, private schools for blacks, social role of the school, parents' rights and professionals' rights, equity or excellence, the federal government in education, and perspectives on teacher education.