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The death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education / Diane Ravitch.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c2010.Description: x, 283 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780465014910 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 379.1
LOC classification:
  • LA 217.2 R256d 2010
Contents:
What I learned about school reform -- Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- The transformation of district -- Lessons from San Diego -- The business model in New York City -- NCLB: measure and punish -- Choice: the story of an idea -- The trouble with accountability -- What would Mrs. Ratliff do? -- The billionaire boys' club -- Lessons learned.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LA 217.2 R256d 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000077262

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.

What I learned about school reform -- Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- The transformation of district -- Lessons from San Diego -- The business model in New York City -- NCLB: measure and punish -- Choice: the story of an idea -- The trouble with accountability -- What would Mrs. Ratliff do? -- The billionaire boys' club -- Lessons learned.

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