Saving schools : from Horace Mann to virtual learning

Saving schools : from Horace Mann to virtual learning / Paul E. Peterson.

Author/creator	Peterson, Paul E.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010.
Description	viii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Education--United States --Philosophy. Education--United States --History. Educators--United States --History. Educational change--United States --History.

Contents	The rise. Heroes and history ; Horace Mann and the nation builders ; John Dewey and the Progressives ; Martin Luther King, Jr., and school desegregation -- The decline. The rights movement diversifies ; Albert Shanker and collective bargaining ; Money and the adequacy lawsuit ; William Bennett and the demand for accountability -- Signs of resurrection. James S. Coleman and choice theory ; The practice of choice ; Julie Young and the promise of technology.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-308) and index.
LCCN	2009043592
ISBN	9780674050112 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674050118 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	LA226 .P44 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold