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Reign of error : the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools / Diane Ravitch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ravitch, Diane
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Privatization in education--United States.
- Privatization in education.
- School choice--United States.
- School choice.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 396 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
- Contents:
- Our schools are at risk
- The context for corporate reform
- Who are the corporate reformers?
- The language of corporate reform
- The facts about test scores
- The facts about the achievement gap
- The facts about the international test scores
- The facts about high school graduation rates
- The facts about college graduation rates
- How poverty affects academic achievement
- The facts about teachers and test scores
- Why merit pay fails
- Do teachers need tenure and seniority?
- The problem with Teach For America
- The mystery of Michelle Rhee
- The contradictions of charters
- Trouble in e-land
- Parent trigger, parent tricker
- The failure of vouchers
- Schools don't improve if they are closed
- Solutions: start here
- Begin at the beginning
- The early years count
- The essentials of a good education
- Class size matters for teaching and learning
- Make charters work for all
- Wraparound services make a difference
- Measure knowledge and skills with care
- Strengthen the profession
- Protect democratic control of public schools
- The toxic mix
- Privatization of public education is wrong
- Conclusion: The pattern on the rug.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-378) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780385350891 (electronic bk.)
- 0385350899 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90104042911
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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