The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education /
Ravitch, Diane.
The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education / Diane Ravitch. - Rev. and expanded ed. - New York : Basic Books, 2011. - x, 334 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references 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 --Epilogue: school and society.
9780465025572 (pbk.) 9780465028214 (e-book)
2011534837
Public schools--United States.
Educational accountability--United States.
Educational tests and measurements--United States.
School choice--United States.
LA217.2 / .R38 2011
379.1
The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education / Diane Ravitch. - Rev. and expanded ed. - New York : Basic Books, 2011. - x, 334 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references 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 --Epilogue: school and society.
9780465025572 (pbk.) 9780465028214 (e-book)
2011534837
Public schools--United States.
Educational accountability--United States.
Educational tests and measurements--United States.
School choice--United States.
LA217.2 / .R38 2011
379.1