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Despite the fact that more than one-half of the students in the United States are educated in suburban schools, relatively little is known about the development of suburban school systems. Education Empire chronicles the evolution of Virginia's Fairfax County public schools, the twelfth largest school system in the country and arguably one of the very best. The book focuses on how Fairfax has addressed a variety of challenges, beginning with explosive enrollment growth in the 1950s and continuing with desegregation, enrollment decline, economic uncertainty, demands for special programs, and intense politicization. Today, Fairfax, like many suburbs across the country, looks increasingly like an urban school system, with rising poverty, large numbers of recent immigrants, and constant pressure from an assortment of special interest groups. While many school systems facing similar developments have experienced a drop in performance, Fairfax students continue to raise their achievement. Daniel L. Duke reveals the keys to Fairfax's remarkable track record.
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction

1. A Classroom a Day

2. A Ten-Year Trial

3. Growing Bigger and More Diverse

4. The Intensification of Educational Politics

5. Good Isn't Good Enough

6. It Takes an Excellent School System to Ensure Excellent Schools

7. Fairfax County Public Schools and the Future of Suburban Education

Notes
References
Index

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Publié par	State University of New York Press
Date de parution	01 février 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780791482988
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Education Empire

SUNY series, Educational Leadership Daniel L. Duke, editor

Education Empire

The Evolution of an Excellent Suburban School System

Daniel L. Duke

State University of New York Press

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany

Printed in the United States of America

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Duke, Daniel Linden. Education empire : the evolution of an excellent suburban school system / Daniel L. Duke. p. cm. — (SUNY series, educational leadership) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–7914–6493–8 (hardcover : alk paper)— ISBN 0–7914–6494–6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Fairfax County Public Schools—History—Case studies. 2. Suburban schools—Virginia—Fairfax County—Case studies. 3. School management and organization—Virginia—Fairfax County—Case studies. I. Title. II. Series: SUNY series in educational leadership.

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Dedicated to the thousands of committed educators and educational leaders who have made Fairfax County Public Schools a beacon of hope for school systems across the nation

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List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Introduction

Contents

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Chapter 1. A Classroom a Day

Chapter 2. A Ten-Year Trial

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Chapter 3. Growing Bigger and More Diverse

Chapter 4. The Intensification of Educational Politics