Winds of change : declaring war on education /
Leiding, Darlene, 1943-
Winds of change : declaring war on education / Darlene Leiding. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011. - xix, 120 p. ; 24 cm.
Introduction education: reading, writing, and futility -- Are public schools hazardous to our health?: heated rhetoric and force of habit inhibit change -- School culture: whatever it takes -- The case against standardized testing: raising the scores, ruining the schools -- A tornado brews: who will save children of color? -- ELL, portrait of a population: how English language learners are putting schools to the test -- Dangerous schools: when will we stop the violence? -- Children of poverty: the ongoing debate -- Who influences education in America?: can anyone? -- New trends in education: competition, unemployment, digital devices and American education -- Future trends in education:why study the future? -- Results matter: the key to saving American education.
9781610488211 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781610488228 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781610488235 (electronic)
2011049878
Public schools--United States.
Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.
School improvement programs--United States.
LA217.2 / .L446 2012
370.973
Winds of change : declaring war on education / Darlene Leiding. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011. - xix, 120 p. ; 24 cm.
Introduction education: reading, writing, and futility -- Are public schools hazardous to our health?: heated rhetoric and force of habit inhibit change -- School culture: whatever it takes -- The case against standardized testing: raising the scores, ruining the schools -- A tornado brews: who will save children of color? -- ELL, portrait of a population: how English language learners are putting schools to the test -- Dangerous schools: when will we stop the violence? -- Children of poverty: the ongoing debate -- Who influences education in America?: can anyone? -- New trends in education: competition, unemployment, digital devices and American education -- Future trends in education:why study the future? -- Results matter: the key to saving American education.
9781610488211 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781610488228 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781610488235 (electronic)
2011049878
Public schools--United States.
Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.
School improvement programs--United States.
LA217.2 / .L446 2012
370.973