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Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools. Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and controversy. One of the world's most influential educators, Robinson has had countless conversations with parents...
7) Reign of error: the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America's public schools
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"From the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, "whistleblower extraordinaire" (The Wall Street Journal), one of the foremost authorities on education and the history of education in the United States, author of the best-selling The Death and Life of the Great American School System; The Language Police ("Impassioned . . . Fiercely argued . . . Every bit as alarming as it is illuminating" --The New York Times); and the now-classic Great School...
9) Rhetoric versus reality: what we know and what we need to know about vouchers and charter schools
Author
Publisher
RAND Education
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Author
Series
Fastback volume 442
Publisher
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Author
Series
Encounter broadsides volume no. 22
Publisher
Encounter Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Publisher
Brookings Institution
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Analyzes the potential costs and benefits of school choice and discusses policy mechanisms that would maximize its benefits while mitigating its social costs, specifically in terms of racial and religious issues and the promotion of civic values"--Provided by publisher.