"Hearken to the Sound of the Trumpet" [electronic resource] : "A Nation at Risk" as an American Jeremiad / Kirsten Olson Lanier.

This paper briefly reviews some of the circumstantial explanations for the unusual grip the report "A Nation At Risk" (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) has had on the imagination of the U.S. public. Beyond these explanations, "A Nation At Risk" is a unique fo...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Lanier, Kirsten Olson
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2000.
Subjects:	Educational Change. Elementary Secondary Education. Low Achievement. Public Opinion.