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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
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
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