From the Book - Regular Print - First edition.
Our schools are at risk --
Context for corporate reform --
Who are the corporate reformers? --
Language of corporate reform --
Facts about test scores --
Facts about the achievement gap --
Facts about the international test scores --
Facts about high school graduation rates --
Facts about college graduation rates --
How poverty affects academic achievement --
Facts about teachers and test scores --
Do teachers need tenure and seniority? --
Problem with Teach For America --
Mystery of Michelle Rhee --
Contradictions of charters --
Parent trigger, parent tricker --
Schools don't improve if they are closed --
Begin at the beginning --
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 --
Privatization of public education is wrong --
Conclusion: The pattern on the rug.