Winds of change : declaring war on education / Darlene Leiding.

Author/creator Leiding, Darlene, 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2012.
Descriptionxix, 120 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction education: reading, writing, and futility -- Are public schools hazardous to our health?: heated rhetoric and force of habit inhibit change -- School culture: whatever it takes -- The case against standardized testing: raising the scores, ruining the schools -- A tornado brews: who will save children of color? -- ELL, portrait of a population: how English language learners are putting schools to the test -- Dangerous schools: when will we stop the violence? -- Children of poverty: the ongoing debate -- Who influences education in America?: can anyone? -- New trends in education: competition, unemployment, digital devices and American education -- Future trends in education:why study the future? -- Results matter: the key to saving American education.
LCCN 2011049878
ISBN9781610488211 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1610488210 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781610488228 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1610488229 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781610488235 (electronic)
ISBN1610488237 (electronic)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LA217.2 .L446 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold