Why America's Public Schools Are the Best Place for Kids: Reality vs. Negative Perceptions

by Dave F. Brown

Book Overview

Big business moguls seem determined to dismantle public schools in the name of a market driven system of educating children via vouchers and charter schools. No Child Left Behind contributes to this business-model and penalizes children and teachers with unrealistic expectations and expensive unnecessary testing. Research indicates that NCLB, charter schools, and vouchers do not improve students' learning or help educators teach better. The facts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161048357X
• ISBN13: 9781610483575
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"