| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Summary |
A "comprehensive look at today's American public schools that argues persuasively against those who claim our public school system is broken, beyond repair, and obsolete; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the rising "privatization movement" draining students--and funding--from our public schools, a book that puts forth a detailed plan of what needs to happen to schools and with public policy to insure the survival of this American institution so basic to our democracy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
"Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education"--Book jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-378) and index. |
| Contents |
Our schools are at risk -- The context for corporate reform -- Who are the corporate reformers? -- The language of corporate reform -- The facts about test scores -- The facts about the achievement gap -- The facts about the international test scores -- The facts about high school graduation rates -- The facts about college graduation rates -- How poverty affects academic achievement -- The facts about teachers and test scores -- Why merit pay fails -- Do teachers need tenure and seniority? -- The problem with Teach For America -- The mystery of Michelle Rhee -- The contradictions of charters -- Trouble in e-land -- Parent trigger, parent tricker -- The failure of vouchers -- Schools don't improve if they are closed -- Solutions: start here -- Begin at the beginning -- The early years count -- The essentials of a good education -- Class size matters for teaching and learning -- Make charters work for all -- Wraparound services make a difference -- Measure knowledge and skills with care -- Strengthen the profession -- Protect democratic control of public schools -- The toxic mix -- Privatization of public education is wrong -- Conclusion: The pattern on the rug. |
| Subject |
Privatization in education -- United States.
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School choice -- United States.
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Education and state -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780385350884 |
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0385350880 |
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