The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
- a A must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling
A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of Americaâ‚¬s best-known education experts.

Diane Ravitchâ‚¬"former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculumâ‚¬"examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques todayâ‚¬s most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril.

Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving Americaâ‚¬s schools:
- leave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen
- devise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be learning
- expect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools
- pay teachers a fair wage for their work, not â‚¬Å“merit payâ‚¬Â based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores
- encourage family involvement in education from an early age
The Death and Life of the Great American School System is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.
Country USA
Manufacturer Basic Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0465014917_Good
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780465014910
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Basic Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0465014917_Good
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780465014910
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education