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The flat world and education : how America's commitment to equity will determine our future / Linda Darling-Hammond.
LIBRA LC213 .D37 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Darling-Hammond, Linda, 1951-
- Series:
- Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
- The multicultural education series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Students with social disabilities.
- United States.
- Multicultural education--United States.
- Multicultural education.
- Students with social disabilities--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2010]
- Summary:
- The Flat World and Education offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America's future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child the right to learn.
- Contents:
- 1 The Flat World, Educational Inequality, and America's Future 1
- Education in Our Flat and Changing World 3
- How America Is Losing Ground 8
- How Policy Can Matter 18x
- The Legacy of Educational Inequality 23
- What Must Be Done? 26
- 2 The Anatomy of Inequality: How the Opportunity Gap Is Constructed 27
- Poverty and Lack of Social Supports 31
- Limited Early Learning Opportunities 33
- Resegregation and Unequal Schooling 35
- Unequal Access to Qualified Teachers 40
- Lack of Access to High-Quality Curriculum 51
- Dysfunctional Learning Environments 62
- 3 New Standards and Old Inequalities: How Testing Narrows and Expands the Opportunity Gap 66
- The Prospects and Pitfalls of Standards-Based Reform 67
- Testing Without Investing 73
- When New Standards Meet Ongoing Inequalities 81
- 4 Inequality on Trial: Does Money Make a Difference? 99
- The Legality of Unequal School Funding 103
- How Money Makes a Difference 105
- Litigating for Adequacy 111
- Under What Conditions Can Money Matter? 120
- 5 A Tale of Three States: What Happens When States Invest Strategically (or Don't) 131
- The Cases of Connecticut and North Carolina: Strategic Resources Used Well 132
- The Case of California: When Mismanagement Meets Aggressive Neglect 146
- The Moral of the Stories 161
- 6 Steady Work: How Countries Build Successful Systems 163
- The Finnish Success Story 164
- Koreas Climb to Extraordinary Attainment 173
- How Singapore Became a "Learning Nation" 181
- Educational Leap Frog: The Common Practices of Steeply Improving Countries 192
- 7 Doing What Matters Most: Developing Competent Teaching 194
- A Global Contrast 197
- Building an Infrastructure for Quality Teaching 206
- 8 Organizing for Success: From Inequality to Quality 234
- The Need for Major Redesign 237
- Designing Schools for Teaching and Learning 240
- Creating Systems of Successful Schools 264
- 9 Policy for Quality and Equality: Toward Genuine School Reform 278
- Meaningful Student Learning 281
- Intelligent, Reciprocal Accountability 300
- Equitable and Adequate Resources 309
- Strong Professional Practice 313
- Schools Organized for Student and Teacher Learning 324
- Conclusion 327.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780807749623
- 0807749621
- 9780807749630
- 080774963X
- OCLC:
- 458583257
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