Common Core National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy / Nicholas Tampio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tampio, Nicholas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Central-local government relations--United States.

Central-local government relations.

Decentralization in government--United States.

Decentralization in government.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Ultimately, this lively and accessible book presents a compelling case that the greater threat to democratic education comes from centralized government control rather than from local education authorities.

Contents:

Arguments for national education standards

Arguments against national education standards

English standards, close reading, and testing

Math standards, understanding, and college and career readiness

Science standards, scientific unity, and the problem of sustainability

History standards, american identity, and the politics of storytelling

Sexuality standards, gender identity, and religious freedom

Conclusion democracy, education standards, and local control

Epilogue democracy and the test refusal movement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4214-2464-9

OCLC:

1023028560