TY - BOOK AU - Leiding,Darlene TI - Winds of change: declaring war on education SN - 9781610488211 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - LA217.2 .L446 2012 U1 - 370.973 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Rowman & Littlefield Education KW - Public schools KW - United States KW - Children with social disabilities KW - Education KW - School improvement programs N1 - 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 ER -