Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany

Both Germany and the United States have made significant reforms over the last decade to their secondary school systems. This article compares the reforms focused on at-risk secondary school students in both countries and explores emerging trends in achievement and attainment data. The authors concl...

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Main Authors: Shana Kennedy-Salchow, Rita Nikolai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Göttingen University Press 2014-10-01
Series:American Studies Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.asjournal.org/58-2014/racing-to-reform-in-the-us-and-germany/
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spelling doaj-633813b3435b4bf895cc4af31c6252152020-11-25T00:00:32ZengGöttingen University PressAmerican Studies Journal 1433-52391433-52392014-10-0158Racing to Reform in the United States and GermanyShana Kennedy-SalchowRita NikolaiBoth Germany and the United States have made significant reforms over the last decade to their secondary school systems. This article compares the reforms focused on at-risk secondary school students in both countries and explores emerging trends in achievement and attainment data. The authors conclude that both countries have made significant education reforms and improved the educational results for at-risk students.http://www.asjournal.org/58-2014/racing-to-reform-in-the-us-and-germany/United StatesEducationSchool System
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Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany
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United States
Education
School System
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Rita Nikolai
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title Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany
title_short Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany
title_full Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany
title_fullStr Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany
title_full_unstemmed Racing to Reform in the United States and Germany
title_sort racing to reform in the united states and germany
publisher Göttingen University Press
series American Studies Journal
issn 1433-5239
1433-5239
publishDate 2014-10-01
description Both Germany and the United States have made significant reforms over the last decade to their secondary school systems. This article compares the reforms focused on at-risk secondary school students in both countries and explores emerging trends in achievement and attainment data. The authors conclude that both countries have made significant education reforms and improved the educational results for at-risk students.
topic United States
Education
School System
url http://www.asjournal.org/58-2014/racing-to-reform-in-the-us-and-germany/
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