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- catalog abstract "The author delivers the statistics and skillful analysis needed to win the numbers game that plays out daily in the popular press. Drawing on data from a variety of reputable sources, he proves that public schools are doing much better than critics claim, some indicators even showing record highs. He takes on the testing movement in numerous chapters offers data that provide different perspectives than usually seen, and reviews the history of public schools, showing how they have included more and more students while raising achievement levels, too. He questions the so-called failing schools, discusses the phenomenon of "summer loss," provides international comparisons, and presents data to argue that investing in universal quality preschool pays off in the long run. He even attempts to enter the mind of the father of American public education, Horace Mann, to see what he might think about the "nuttiness of today's policies."".
- catalog contributor b12985401.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "The author delivers the statistics and skillful analysis needed to win the numbers game that plays out daily in the popular press. Drawing on data from a variety of reputable sources, he proves that public schools are doing much better than critics claim, some indicators even showing record highs. He takes on the testing movement in numerous chapters offers data that provide different perspectives than usually seen, and reviews the history of public schools, showing how they have included more and more students while raising achievement levels, too. He questions the so-called failing schools, discusses the phenomenon of "summer loss," provides international comparisons, and presents data to argue that investing in universal quality preschool pays off in the long run. He even attempts to enter the mind of the father of American public education, Horace Mann, to see what he might think about the "nuttiness of today's policies."".
- catalog description "pt. I. Debunking Dumb Policies -- 1. The No Child Left Behind Act, a Plan for the Destruction of Public Education: Just Say No -- 2. A Surefire Way to Destroy America: Test Every Kid Every Year -- 3. The Governors' Debacle: The High-Stakes Testing Movement -- 4. Failing Children -- Twice -- 5. Kindergarten Is Too Late -- 6. Testing Flunks Life -- 7. The Malevolent Tyranny of Algebra -- 8. Schools Should Not Prepare Students for the World of Work -- 9. Poverty Issues Get Short Shrift -- 10. April Foolishness: "A Nation At Risk" at Twenty -- pt. II. But What Does It All Mean? -- 11. What If "Falling Schools" Aren't? Or, What I Did Last Summer -- 12. Getting Dumber in School?".
- catalog extent "x, 196 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "On the death of childhood and the destruction of public schools.".
- catalog identifier "0325006024 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "On the death of childhood and the destruction of public schools.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann,".
- catalog relation "On the death of childhood and the destruction of public schools.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "371.01/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Education United States Evaluation.".
- catalog subject "Education and state United States.".
- catalog subject "LA217.2 .B725 2003".
- catalog subject "Public schools United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Debunking Dumb Policies -- 1. The No Child Left Behind Act, a Plan for the Destruction of Public Education: Just Say No -- 2. A Surefire Way to Destroy America: Test Every Kid Every Year -- 3. The Governors' Debacle: The High-Stakes Testing Movement -- 4. Failing Children -- Twice -- 5. Kindergarten Is Too Late -- 6. Testing Flunks Life -- 7. The Malevolent Tyranny of Algebra -- 8. Schools Should Not Prepare Students for the World of Work -- 9. Poverty Issues Get Short Shrift -- 10. April Foolishness: "A Nation At Risk" at Twenty -- pt. II. But What Does It All Mean? -- 11. What If "Falling Schools" Aren't? Or, What I Did Last Summer -- 12. Getting Dumber in School?".
- catalog title "On the death of childhood and the destruction of public schools : the folly of today's education policies and practices / Gerald W. Bracey.".
- catalog type "text".