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The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education / Diane Ravitch.

By: Ravitch, Diane.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, c2010Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.Description: x, 283 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780465014910 (alk. paper); 0465014917 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Public schools -- United States | Educational accountability -- United States | Educational tests and measurements -- United States | School choice -- United StatesDDC classification: 379.1 Other classification: 81.12
Contents:
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.
Summary: Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals how we can create change in public schools. Examines restructuring schools, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. Provides examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) 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.

Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals how we can create change in public schools. Examines restructuring schools, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. Provides examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego.

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