1. American Education Reform
Ryan and Cooper define education in Those Who Can, Teach as "the process by which humans develop their minds, their skills, and their character. ... Drop-out rates at the ninth grade level are at an alarmingly high rate as are levels after ninth grade, and illiteracy among adults has risen to almost twenty-five million people (Ryan and Cooper, 440). ... These goals called for better student understanding and a willingness to learn, lower illiteracy rates, higher graduation rates, better assessment, better staff development, more parental involvement, and a safer, drug-free school environment...
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