Reign of Error
The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 26, 2014
From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from our public schools.
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- Who it’s for
- A reasoned defense of public education pairs policy critique with a plan for improvement.
- Themes
- Public school improvement, Education policy, School privatization
- Genres
- Education Policy, Public Schools, Social Policy
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From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from our public schools.
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In a chapter-by-chapter breakdown she puts forth a plan for what can be done to preserve and improve our public schools. She makes clear what is right about U.S. education, how policy makers are failing to address the root causes of educational failure, and how we can fix it.
Public Schools, Reconsidered
A reasoned defense of public education pairs policy critique with a plan for improvement.
Come here for
- A close look at the case against privatizing public schools
- An argument that challenges claims American schools are beyond repair
Expect
- A chapter-by-chapter plan for preserving and improving public schools
- A focus on policy failures and the roots of educational problems
Where it sits
| Education Policy | 89% |
|---|---|
| Social Policy | 31% |
| Public Schools | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Why We Educate
- Federal Education Policy
- Children's Studies
- Authors
- Diane Ravitch
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- August 26, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Public school improvement · Education policy · School privatization
- Reading lane
- Why We Educate