The crucial voice of the people, past and present : Education's missing ingredient, 2nd edition / Victoria M. Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Victoria M., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--United States.

Public schools.

United States.

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education--Parent participation--United States.

Education--Parent participation.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2012]

Summary:

Here is a fresh, common-sense take on education reform, not by an educator or administrator or politico, but by a concerned mother and citizen who dares to proclaim that America is NOT offering a quality education to ALL its children. Young sees an effective public education system as a fundamental function of a strong republic. Yet opposing political agendas are directing federal, state, and local lawmakers toward failed programs, wasted dollars, and poor results for American public education. In The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present, Young presents important insights into what can be done to "fix" America's public education system. Her research and observations are eye opening and provide all readers with a galvanizing focus on what needs to be done and how to get there. But most importantly, the book energizes parents with new ideas and tools to improve the schools in their own communities. The Crucial Voice of the People, Past and Present is a call to the public education system to openly list

Contents:

1 Safe and Disciplined Schools: Civility Lost on Our Own Turf 1

2 The Three R's, Plus the "R Rule" 11

3 Where's the Science? Using What We Know 21

4 Along Came "No Child Left Behind": With Unintended or Foreseeable Consequences? 29

5 What Is the Problem? Why Children Get Left Behind 41

6 We Have the Answers 59

7 Formula for Success: Simple, Not Easy 79

8 What's Next? Starting in the Trenches 107

9 The Road to Educational Quality and Equality: A Story with No Ending 121

10 Democracy and Education: The Powerful Will Drive Progress 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781475800210

1475800215

9781475800227

1475800223

OCLC:

796001872