Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

Introduction

 CHAPTER 1   Our Schools Are at Risk
 CHAPTER 2   The Context for Corporate Reform
 CHAPTER 3   Who Are the Corporate Reformers?
 CHAPTER 4   The Language of Corporate Reform
 CHAPTER 5   The Facts About Test Scores
 CHAPTER 6   The Facts About the Achievement Gap
 CHAPTER 7   The Facts About the International Test Scores
 CHAPTER 8   The Facts About High School Graduation Rates
 CHAPTER 9   The Facts About College Graduation Rates
CHAPTER 10   How Poverty Affects Academic Achievement
CHAPTER 11   The Facts About Teachers and Test Scores
CHAPTER 12   Why Merit Pay Fails
CHAPTER 13   Do Teachers Need Tenure and Seniority?
CHAPTER 14   The Problem with Teach for America
CHAPTER 15   The Mystery of Michelle Rhee
CHAPTER 16   The Contradictions of Charters
CHAPTER 17   Trouble in E-land
CHAPTER 18   Parent Trigger, Parent Tricker
CHAPTER 19   The Failure of Vouchers
CHAPTER 20   Schools Don’t Improve if They Are Closed
CHAPTER 21   Solutions: Start Here
CHAPTER 22   Begin at the Beginning
CHAPTER 23   The Early Years Count
CHAPTER 24   The Essentials of a Good Education
CHAPTER 25   Class Size Matters for Teaching and Learning
CHAPTER 26   Make Charters Work for All
CHAPTER 27   Wraparound Services Make a Difference
CHAPTER 28   Measure Knowledge and Skills with Care
CHAPTER 29   Strengthen the Profession
CHAPTER 30   Protect Democratic Control of Public Schools
CHAPTER 31   The Toxic Mix
CHAPTER 32   Privatization of Public Education Is Wrong
CHAPTER 33   Conclusion: The Pattern on the Rug

Appendix

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Illustration Credits

A Note About the Author

Other Books by This Author