The Death and Life of the Great American School System
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Diane Ravitch
This book written by Diane Ravitch is a passionate call to action to save and improve public education. Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education, critiques popular restructuring ideas like privatization and standardized testing using examples from major cities. She provides clear prescriptions like leaving decisions about schools to educators and devising a national curriculum. A must-read for anyone invested in the future of American schooling.
Publish Date
2010-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
2010-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
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4.05
ISBN
9780465025572
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