Reign of error : the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385350884 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0385350880 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780345806352 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0345806352 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780385350891 (ebook)
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Physical Description:
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xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-378) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Privatization in education United States School choice United States Education and state United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | LB 2806.36 .R38 2013 | 30775305471790 | General Collection | Available | - |