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245 14 a| The death and life of the great American school system :b| how testing and choice are undermining education /c| Diane Ravitch.;

300 a| x, 283 pages ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| Award-winning author, public intellectual, and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals the simple--yet difficult--truth about how we can create actual change in public schools.;

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

Author/creator	Ravitch, Diane
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Basic Books, ©2010.
Description	x, 283 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	Public schools--United States. Educational accountability--United States. Educational tests and measurements--United States. School choice--United States.

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.
Abstract	Award-winning author, public intellectual, and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals the simple--yet difficult--truth about how we can create actual change in public schools.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index.
LCCN	2009050406
ISBN	9780465014910 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0465014917 (alk. paper)

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