Hats off to Elizabeth Truss for her riposte to the collection of early years specialists, academics and pundits who have tried yet again to persuade us that the root
cause of educational failure is too early a start to school.
Since no one has more effectively chronicled a
century of educational failure than Ravitch, I marvel at her faith that this time public schools will get it right.
He's got a point — extensive evidence shows that involved fatherhood provides real protection from the
dangers of educational failure and adolescent disaffection.
As Ms Truss points out, the
seeds of educational failure for poor children are sown early, and the later education starts, the more they will lose out.
The U.S. Department of Education defines high needs students as those who are at
risk of educational failure or otherwise in need of special assistance and support.
She makes clear what is right about U.S. education, how policy makers are failing to address the root
causes of educational failure, and how we can fix it.
Ravitch puts forth a chapter - by - chapter breakdown of what can be done to preserve public school education, making clear what is right with our education system, how policy makers are failing to address the root causes
of educational failure, and discussing in detail how to fix these problems.
«We must reclaim our schools and our children who are at risk
of educational failure.
Parent - delivered compensatory education for children at risk
of educational failure: Improving the academic and self - regulatory skills of a Sure Start preschool sample