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Winds of change : declaring war on education / Darlene Leiding.

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2011.Description: xix, 120 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781610488211 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781610488228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781610488235 (electronic)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.973 23
LOC classification:
  • LA217.2 .L446 2012
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks LA217.2 .L446 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001401859

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.

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