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Capping costs : putting a price tag on school reform / Gerard Giordano.

Author/creator Giordano, Gerard, 1946-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : R&L Education,
Descriptionxi, 159 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
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Contents Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Preface: How Much Does Education Cost? Chapter 2 Acknowledgement Chapter 3 Introduction: Are Zombies Stalking Schools? Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Do Razors Belong at School? Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Can School Reform Be Marketed? Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Should Schools Buy E-textbooks? Chapter 7 Chapter 4: How Much Should Teachers Be Paid? Chapter 8 Chapter 5: What Can Be Done With Negligible Funds? Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Should Educators Worry About Diminishing Returns? Chapter 10 Chapter 7: What Drives Innovators? Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Should Schools Change Their Labor Practices? Chapter 12 Chapter 9: Can Redundant Spending Be Worthwhile? Chapter 13 Chapter 10: Is Educational Lobbying Amoral? Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Do Teachers Need Special Protection?.
Abstract "Early and recent school reformers demanded greater funding. They insisted that they needed it to protect children, the economy, and the nation. This book uses the case method to analyze the budgets that they proposed, the rhetoric that they employed, and the resistance that they encountered"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011035356
ISBN9781610484442 (hardback)
ISBN9781610484459 (paper)
ISBN9781610484466 (electronic)

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