Ravitch, Diane <br/><br/>
Left back :  a century of failed school reforms / 
Diane Ravitch 
 - New York :  Simon & Schuster,  1980 
 - 553 p. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The educational ladder -- A fork in the road -- The age of the experts -- IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism" -- Instead of the academic curriculum -- On the social frontier -- The public schools respond -- Dissidents and critics -- The great meltdown -- The sixties -- In search of standards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0684844176 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Educational change--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Public schools--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Educacion - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20<br/>Cambio Educativo - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20<br/>Escuelas públicas - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LA 216  / R256l 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370/.973