Reign of error : the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools
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- ISBN: 9780385350884 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0385350880 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780345806352 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0345806352 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780385350891 (ebook)
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xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
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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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Reign of Error : The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools
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Table of Contents
Reign of Error : The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. xi | |
Chapter 1 | Our Schools Are at Risk | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 | The Context for Corporate Reform | p. 10 |
Chapter 3 | Who Are the Corporate Reformers? | p. 19 |
Chapter 4 | The Language of Corporate Reform | p. 32 |
Chapter 5 | The Facts About Test Scores | p. 44 |
Chapter 6 | The Facts About the Achievement Gap | p. 55 |
Chapter 7 | The Facts About the International Test Scores | p. 63 |
Chapter 8 | The Facts About High School Graduation Rates | p. 74 |
Chapter 9 | The Facts About College Graduation Rates | p. 82 |
Chapter 10 | How Poverty Affects Academic Achievement | p. 91 |
Chapter 11 | The Facts About Teachers and Test Scores | p. 99 |
Chapter 12 | Why Merit Pay Fails | p. 115 |
Chapter 13 | Do Teachers Need Tenure and Seniority? | p. 124 |
Chapter 14 | The Problem with Teach for America | p. 133 |
Chapter 15 | The Mystery of Michelle Rhee | p. 145 |
Chapter 16 | The Contradictions of Charters | p. 156 |
Chapter 17 | Trouble in E-land | p. 180 |
Chapter 18 | Parent Trigger, Parent Tricker | p. 198 |
Chapter 19 | The Failure of Vouchers | p. 206 |
Chapter 20 | Schools Don't Improve if They Are Closed | p. 214 |
Chapter 21 | Solutions: Start Here | p. 224 |
Chapter 22 | Begin at the Beginning | p. 227 |
Chapter 23 | The Early Years Count | p. 230 |
Chapter 24 | The Essentials of a Good Education | p. 234 |
Chapter 25 | Class Size Matters for Teaching and Learning | p. 242 |
Chapter 26 | Make Charters Work for All | p. 247 |
Chapter 27 | Wraparound Services Make a Difference | p. 253 |
Chapter 28 | Measure Knowledge and Skills with Care | p. 261 |
Chapter 29 | Strengthen the Profession | p. 274 |
Chapter 30 | Protect Democratic Control of Public Schools | p. 278 |
Chapter 31 | The Toxic Mix | p. 290 |
Chapter 32 | Privatization of Public Education Is Wrong | p. 300 |
Chapter 33 | Conclusion: The Pattern on the Rug | p. 313 |
Appendix | p. 327 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 353 | |
Notes | p. 355 | |
Index | p. 379 |