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Author Ravitch, Diane.

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

Publication Info. New York, NY : Basic Books, [2010]
©2010

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  379.73 RAVITCH    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  371.01 RAVITCH    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  370.973 R197    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  379.73 RAV    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  379.73 RAVITCH    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  379.1 R    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  379.73 RAV    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  379.73 RAV    DUE 03-28-24
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  379.73 RAVITCH    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  370.973 RAVITCH    Check Shelf

Description x, 283 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-271) and index.
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 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.
Subject Public schools -- United States.
Educational accountability -- United States.
Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
School choice -- United States.
Added Title American school system
ISBN 9780465014910 alkaline paper
0465014917 alkaline paper
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