The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education Diane Ravitch.
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TextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, c2010Description: x, 283 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780465014910Subject(s): Public schools -- United States | Educational accountability -- United States | Educational tests and measurements -- United States | School choice -- United StatesDDC classification: 379.1 LOC classification: LA217.2 | .R38 2010
Contents:
What I learned about school reform -- Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- The transformation of district 2 -- Lessons from San Diego -- The business model in New York City -- NCLB: measure and punish -- Choice: the story of an idea -- The trouble with accountability -- What would Mrs. Ratliff do? -- The billionaire boys' club -- Lessons learned.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.
What I learned about school reform -- Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- The transformation of district 2 -- Lessons from San Diego -- The business model in New York City -- NCLB: measure and punish -- Choice: the story of an idea -- The trouble with accountability -- What would Mrs. Ratliff do? -- The billionaire boys' club -- Lessons learned.
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