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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.

Edition:

[Rev. and expanded ed.]

Publisher:

Basic Booksa member of the Perseus Books Group,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

x, 334 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Public schools--United States.
Educational accountability--United States.
Educational tests and measurements--United States.
School choice--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Acknowledgments -- 1. What I learned about school reform -- 2. Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- 3. The transformation of district 2 -- 4. Lessons from San Diego -- 5. The business model in New York City -- 6. NCLB: measure and punish -- 7. Choice: the story of an idea -- 8. The trouble with accountability -- 9. What would Mrs. Ratliff do? -- 10. The billionaire boys' club -- 11. Lessons learned --Epilogue: school and society -- Notes -- Index.

ISBN:

0465025579
9780465025572 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2011534837

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)