A Lapse in Standards.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Nave, Bill; Miech, Edward; Mosteller, Frederick
- Source
- Phi Delta Kappan; Oct2000, Vol. 82 Issue 2, p128, 5p
- Subject
- Academic achievement
Educational change
Educational planning
Schools
United States
- Language
- ISSN
- 00317217
Reports five so-called theories of action which might improve student achievement in the United States. Different types of standards that education reformers have proposed to raise student achievement; Lack of empirical evidence which links educational standards and enhanced student learning; Examples of school systems which have implemented standards-based reforms.