An edition of Setting the record straight (1997)

Setting the record straight

responses to misconceptions about public education in the U.S.

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An edition of Setting the record straight (1997)

Setting the record straight

responses to misconceptions about public education in the U.S.

2nd ed.
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Heinemann
Language
English
Pages
211

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Setting the record straight: responses to misconceptions about public education in the United States
1997, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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Portsmouth, NH

Table of Contents

More years in school = dumber kids?
Lousy schools = lousy workforce?
The terrible impact of poverty
"Plummeting" sat scores
The shrinking sat elite
No child left behind: a weapon of mass destruction
Handing over schools to business
The rush to charter schools
Vouchers: a good way to destroy public schools
Dumb teachers
Rising costs, flat scores
International comparisons
Knowledge nostalgia: the dumbing of america?
Hey, big spender
Throwing money at the schools
Public versus private schools
Hanging in or dropping out?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
371.01/0973
Library of Congress
LA217.2 .B73 2004, LA217.2.B73 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 211 p. ;
Number of pages
211

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3292651M
Internet Archive
settingrecordstr0000brac
ISBN 10
032500594X
LCCN
2004010979
OCLC/WorldCat
55131435
Library Thing
238671
Goodreads
1218115

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