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The Death and Life of the Great American School System How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

Paperback • 2016 • English • 3. edition

The Death and Life of the Great American School System How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

By Diane Ravitch

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About the book

An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education experts In this landmark book, 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, the Commo...Show more

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ISBN

9780465036585

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2016

Language

English

Edition

3

Original title

The Death and Life of the Great American School System How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

Format

Paperback

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