Rebuilding schools for students : let the change begin / Darlene Leiding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leiding, Darlene, 1943-

Series:

Innovations in Education

Innovations in education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charter schools--United States.

Charter schools.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>By addressing the current issues that contemporary school systems face -- including teacher unions, school reforms, the U.S. Department of Education, technology, NCLB, teachers under scrutiny, teacher tenure, boosting parent engagement, failing schools, and the realities of what works and what doesn't in the charter school realm -- </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Rebuilding Schools for Students: Let the Change Begin </span><span> serves to promote change by taking risks and achieving results.</span></span>

Contents:

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes: our story continues

Schools in crisis

School reform: misplaced optimism

What's up with teacher bashing?

Parents: our missing link

The US Department of Education: to be or not to be?

Teachers' unions: the problem or the answer?

Technology: will technology advance learning or prove a distraction?

Charter schools: are some born to fail?

Finding common ground: voters want to hear more about education

From failure to success: an offer we can't refuse

Rebuilding American education by taking risks and achieving results.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34980-8

1-4758-0152-1

OCLC:

883565847