The Exhausted School: The First National Grassroots Speakout on the Right to School Choice
This volume comprises speeches by Gatto, a New York state teacher of the year, and seven other speakers who are founders of successful, established programs. The speeches, which deal with the right to school choice and challenge the present school system, were presented at Carnegie Hall in 1991. The contributors propose several ideal school programs that may operate on less than one third of the budgets of contemporary public schools. They also demand free market choices in education, a topic that drew considerable attention during the recent U.S. presidential campaign. Undoubtedly, this book will inspire many educators and readers who are interested in the right to school choice. It will also invite both criticism and support. Recommended for academic libraries.- Samuel T. Huang, Northern Illinois Univ. Libs., DeKalbCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.