The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Title | The Death and Life of the Great American School System PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Basic Books (AZ) |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2010-03-02 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0465014917 |
Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.
Reign of Error
Title | Reign of Error PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Vintage |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2014-08-26 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0345806352 |
From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from our public schools. In a chapter-by-chapter breakdown she puts forth a plan for what can be done to preserve and improve our public schools. She makes clear what is right about U.S. education, how policy makers are failing to address the root causes of educational failure, and how we can fix it.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Title | The Death and Life of Great American Cities PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Jacobs |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Central business districts |
ISBN |
Slaying Goliath
Title | Slaying Goliath PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Vintage |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 2020-01-21 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0525655387 |
From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, Slaying Goliath is an impassioned, inspiring look at the ways in which parents, teachers, and activists are successfully fighting back to defeat the forces that are trying to privatize America’s public schools. Diane Ravitch writes of a true grassroots movement sweeping the country, from cities and towns across America, a movement dedicated to protecting public schools from those who are funding privatization and who believe that America’s schools should be run like businesses and that children should be treated like customers or products. Slaying Goliath is about the power of democracy, about the dangers of plutocracy, and about the potential of ordinary people—armed like David with only a slingshot of ideas, energy, and dedication—to prevail against those who are trying to divert funding away from our historic system of democratically governed, nonsectarian public schools. Among the lessons learned from the global pandemic of 2020 is the importance of our public schools and their teachers and the fact that distance learning can never replace human interaction, the pesonal connection between teachers and students.
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Title | The Death and Life of the Great American School System PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Total Pages | 400 |
Release | 2016-06-28 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0465097995 |
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 America’s best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—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 today’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 America’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 “merit pay” 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.
Left Back
Title | Left Back PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 566 |
Release | 2001-07-31 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0743203267 |
In this authoritative history of American education reforms in this century, a distinguished scholar makes a compelling case that our schools fail when they consistently ignore their central purpose--teaching knowledge.
City Schools and the American Dream 2
Title | City Schools and the American Dream 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Pedro A. Noguera |
Publisher | Teachers College Press |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0807778559 |
Over a decade ago, the first edition of City Schools and the American Dream debuted just as reformers were gearing up to make sweeping changes in urban education. Despite the rhetoric and many reform initiatives, urban schools continue to struggle under the weight of serious challenges. What went wrong and is there hope for future change? More than a new edition, this sequel to the original bestseller has been substantially revised to include insights from new research, recent demographic trends, and emerging political realities. In addition to surveying the various limitations that urban schools face, the book also highlights programs, communities, and schools that are making good on public education’s promise of equity. With renewed commitment and sense of urgency, this new edition provides a clear-eyed vision of what it will take to ensure the success of city schools and their students. “City schools continue to play one of the most important roles in our quest to restore democracy. This is a must-read . . . again!” —Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin–Madison “The authors provide concrete examples of innovative strategies and practices employed by urban schools that are succeeding against all odds.” —Betty A. Rosa, chancellor, New York State Board of Regents “This is the book every teacher, parent, policymaker, and engaged citizen should read.” —Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, UCLA