TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ravitch,Diane
TI  - The death and life of the great American school system: how testing and choice are undermining education 
SN  - 9780465025572 (pbk.)
AV  - LA217.2 .R38 2011
U1  - 379.1 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Public schools
KW  - United States
KW  - Educational accountability
KW  - Educational tests and measurements
KW  - School choice
N1  - 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
ER  -