The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education
Título:
The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education
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Resumen:
Former assistant secretary of education Diane Ravitch critiques popular positions in education reform that she once advocated, such as privatization, standardized testing, and punitive accountability. Presents examples from major city school systems to argue the position that these initiatives have contributed to a serious decline in the quality of public school education. Offers new recommendations for improving the public school system such as leaving decisions about schools to educators, reining in the competition between charter schools and public schools, and devising a national curriculum focused on learning, not testing.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo:
2011
Descripción física:
x, 334 p. ; 21 cm.
Edición:
rev. and expanded ed.
Contenido:
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 -- Epilogue : school and society.
ISBN:
9780465025572
Información de publicación:
New York : Basic Books, 2011.
