The death and life of the great American school system
Subtitle: how testing and choice are undermining education
By: Diane Ravitch.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780465014910
Subjects: Public schools -- United States; Educational accountability -- United States; Educational tests and measurements -- United States; School choice -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What I learned about school reform; title: Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement; title: The transformation of district; title: Lessons from San Diego; title: The business model in New York City; title: NCLB: measure and punish; title: Choice: the story of an idea; title: The trouble with accountability; title: What would Mrs. Ratliff do?; title: The billionaire boys' club; title: Lessons learned.