An edition of Reign of Error
(2013)
Reign of error
The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools
by Diane Ravitch
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School choice, Privatization in education, Education and state, Public education, Children's Studies, Aims & Objectives, Skolval, Utbildningsval, EDUCATION, Government policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Utbildningspolitik, Outsourcing, Privatization, Utbildning, Privatisering, Education, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2013-10-06, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Public schoolsShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Reign of Error: The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools
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Reign of error: The hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools
2013, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Knopf, Alfred A. Knopf
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Table of Contents
Our schools are at risk
The context for corporate reform
Who are the corporate reformers?
The language of corporate reform
The facts about test scores
The facts about the achievement gap
The facts about the international test scores
The facts about high school graduation rates
The facts about college graduation rates
How poverty affects academic achievement
The facts about teachers and test scores
Why merit pay fails
Do teachers need tenure and seniority?
The problem with Teach For America
The mystery of Michelle Rhee
The contradictions of charters
Trouble in e-land
Parent trigger, parent tricker
The failure of vouchers
Schools don't improve if they are closed
Solutions: start here
Begin at the beginning
The early years count
The essentials of a good education
Class size matters for teaching and learning
Make charters work for all
Wraparound services make a difference
Measure knowledge and skills with care
Strengthen the profession
Protect democratic control of public schools
The toxic mix
Privatization of public education is wrong
Conclusion: The pattern on the rug.
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