TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ravitch,Diane
TI  - Left back: a century of battles over school reform 
SN  - 0743203267 (pbk.)
AV  - LA 216 R256l 2001
U1  - 370/.973 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Education
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Educational change
KW  - Public schools
KW  - Educacion - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20
KW  - Cambio Educativo - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20
KW  - Escuelas públicas - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-531) and index; 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
ER  -