The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining educ...
The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining educ...
The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education / Diane Ravitch.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c2010.
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N370.973/117
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 283 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
What I learned about school reform -- Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- The transformation of district -- Lessons from San Diego -- The business model in New York City -- NCLB: measure and punish -- Choice: the story of an idea -- The trouble with accountabili...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, c2010.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
Award-winning author, public intellectual, and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals the simple--yet difficult--truth about how we can create actual change in public schools.
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The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education / Diane Ravitch.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.
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c2010.
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N370.973/117
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74Vv5PpZ3P83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv5PpZ3P83
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ISBN
0465014917 (alk. paper)
9780465014910 (alk. paper)
DDC
370.973
MMS ID
991017605089702626
