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No more Mr. Nice Regulator.(Society)
Frederick Hess, "The Case For Being Mean," AEI on the Issues, December 2003 (aei.org)
Since the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act, student performance testing has become a national mandate in American schools. Frederick Hess, an AEI scholar, says that there are two ways to hold schools accountable: a "nice" method that uses test measurements only for information and a "mean" one that threatens school personnel with job loss and students with extra work when they don't measure up.
Hess argues that real school reform in the United States will require a "mean" approach to accountability that "harnesses self-interest of students and educators to refocus schools and redefine ... expectations." Policy, Hess believes, should make "a lack of improvement so unpleasant for local officials" that they will "take those painful steps [such as firing teachers, canceling programs, and denying students diplomas] that are regarded as 'unrealistic' most of the time."
Hess admits, however, that being tough isn't always easy: It produces ...
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...1999. 210 pp. $16.95 (paper); $39.95 (cloth). Hess argues that Continuous and fragmented reform efforts exacerbate the...attention to the day-to-day task of improving education. Hess argues that district leaders need to emphasize focused, long-term...
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...physical courage. Moral courage, Hess argues, was based on a higher purpose...in remaining in the ranks. As Hess argues, courage and ideals were proper...point of departure for scholars and students seeking to know about this aspect...
- School choice, return to Latin, and busing.(BOOKS)(EDUCATION)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 14, 2002 700+ words
...interested in school choice. Mr. Hess argues that school reform comes in...I? Why not make sure that students thoroughly learn Greek and...taught because they were hard. Students who studied - and mastered...other hard subjects. And students who mastered Latin were better...
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...S. education system and "status quo reformers" in his newest book, Common Sense School Reform (Palgrave Macmillan). Hess argues that the problem with American schools is not a lack of spending but the continued use of a school system designed for the...
- International News and Foreign Correspondents.
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...skelter to crisis spots and affect a knowledgeability they don't have. Far too much foreign reporting is merely anecdotal, Hess argues: the brilliant spotlight of journalism's intense interest briefly illuminates a trouble spot and then scurries on impatiently...
- The grumpy swing voters.(presidential campaign)
- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Walsh, Kenneth T. March 27, 2000 700+ words
...party, even if McCain agreed to lead it (which he says he won't do). "The times simply aren't right for that," Hess argues. "This is the politics of contentment--everybody is happy, happy, happy." Adds Republican pollster Frank Luntz...
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...article makes a number of poorly defended assertions. First, Hess argues that a principal does not need to have classroom experience...control. His evidence is that the standardized test scores of students earning MBAs are higher than those of doctoral candidates...
- US is long on game shows, short on foreign news.(Features)(Ideas)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor March 1, 2001 700+ words
...Interestingly, the numbers are almost the same when people are asked how often they follow business and financial news. Still, Hess argues that the media has a responsibility to provide foreign news. In the introduction to the paperback edition of his book, he...
Source: HighBeam Research, No more Mr. Nice Regulator.(Society)