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Numbers games : measuring and mandating American education / P.L. Thomas. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, P. L. (Paul Lee), 1961-
- Series:
- Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 258.
- Counterpoints, 1058-1634 ; v. 258
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational tests and measurements--Social aspects--United States.
- Educational tests and measurements.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 166 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : P. Lang, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- The American psyche, measured and certain
- Politics, the media, and education : honesty among the numbers
- The numbers and forces that dictate how we teach and how we test
- Dismantling public education by the numbers : from NCLB to school choice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-166) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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