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The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ravitch, Diane.
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- Revised and expanded edition.
- Summary:
- In The Death and Life of the Great American School System, Diane Ravitch-the nation's leading historian of American education-examines her career in education and repudiates positions she once staunchly advocated. In this major revision of the original publication, Ravitch renounces her belief in national standards and a national curriculum. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today's most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, the Common Core, standardized testing, the replacement of teachers by technology, charter schools, and vouchers. Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America's schools: invest in well-resourced and equitable public schools, provide high-quality preschool education, leave decisions about schools to educators, address the root causes of poor academic performance, require charter schools to educate the kids who need the most help, prohibit for-profit public schools, raise standards for new teachers, and encourage family involvement in education from in early age. The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the current state of American education, it is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 What I Learned About School Reform 1
- 2 Hijacked! How the Standards Movement Turned Into the Testing Movement 17
- 3 The Transformation of District 2 35
- 4 Lessons from San Diego 51
- 5 The Business Model in New York City 73
- 6 NCLB: Measure and Punish 99
- 7 Choice: The Story of an Idea 117
- 8 The Trouble with Accountability 157
- 9 What Would Mrs. Ratliff Do? 177
- 10 The Billionaire Boys' Club 205
- 11 Lessons Learned 237.
- ISBN:
- 9780465036585
- OCLC:
- 958205683
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