UID:
almafu_9958352416302883
Format:
1 online resource(256p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. , 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
System requirements: Web browser.
Edition:
Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9780812208320
Content:
Public Education Under Siege argues for a democratic and egalitarian alternative to the test-driven, market-oriented core of current education reform. These short, jargon-free essays cover public policy, teacher unions, economic inequality, race, language diversity, parent involvement, and leadership.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. The Mismeasure of Teaching and Learning: How Contemporary School Reform Fails the Test /
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Chapter 2. Views from the Black of the Math Classroom /
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Chapter 3. Targeting Teachers /
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Chapter 4. Firing Line: The Grand Coalition Against Teachers /
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Chapter 5. The Bipartisan, and Unfounded, Assault on Teachers’ Unions /
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Chapter 6. Free-Market Think Tanks and the Marketing of Education Policy /
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Chapter 7. The Price of Human Capital: The Illusion of Equal Educational Opportunity /
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Chapter 8. Educational Movements, Not Market Moments /
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Chapter 9. Public Education as Welfare /
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Chapter 10. In Search of Equality in School Finance Reform /
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Chapter 11. "I Want the White People Here!": The Dark Side of an Urban School Renaissance /
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Chapter 12. The Rhetoric of Choice: Segregation, Desegregation, and Charter Schools /
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Chapter 13. Criminalizing Kids: The Overlooked Reason for Failing Schools /
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Chapter 14. Abandoning the Higher Purposes of Public Schools /
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Chapter 15. Equity-Minded Instructional Leadership: Turning Up the Volume for English Learners /
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Chapter 16. Professional Unionism: Redefining the Role of Teachers and Their Unions in Reform Efforts /
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Chapter 17. Pushing Back: How an Environmental Charter School Resisted Test-Driven Pressures /
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Chapter 18. The Achievement Gap and the Schools We Need: Creating the Conditions Where Race and Class No Longer Predict Student Achievement /
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Chapter 19. ¡Ya Basta! Challenging Restrictions on English-Language Learners /
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Chapter 20. Sharing Responsibility: A Case for Real Parent- School Partnerships /
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Chapter 21. Calling the Shots in Public Education: Parents, Politicians, and Educators Clash /
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Chapter 22. What Is Education Reform? /
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Contributors --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812208320
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812208320
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812208320
