{"product_id":"death-and-life-of-the-great-american-school-system-how-testing-and-choice-are-undermining-education","title":"Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDeath and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDiane Ravitch\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780465014910\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBasic Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e296\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eA passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, \u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of the Great American School System\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical change of heart from one of America's best-known education experts. \u003cbr\u003e Diane Ravitch--former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum--examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch critiques today's most popular ideas for restructuring schools, including privatization, standardized testing, punitive accountability, and the feckless multiplication of charter schools. She shows conclusively why the business model is not an appropriate way to improve schools. Using examples from major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and San Diego, Ravitch makes the case that public education today is in peril. \u003cbr\u003e Ravitch includes clear prescriptions for improving America's schools: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eleave decisions about schools to educators, not politicians or businessmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edevise a truly national curriculum that sets out what children in every grade should be \u003ci\u003elearning\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpect charter schools to educate the kids who need help the most, not to compete with public schools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epay teachers a fair wage for their work, not \"merit pay\" based on deeply flawed and unreliable test scores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eencourage family involvement in education from an early age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death and Life of the Great American School System\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just an analysis of the state of play of the American education system. It is a must-read for any stakeholder in the future of American schooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education | Diane Ravitch | Hardcover | 9780465014910 | Used: Very Good | Education 1542801","offer_id":48425763897496,"sku":"1542801","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education | Diane Ravitch | Hardcover | 9780465014910 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks I 1753573","offer_id":49001741844632,"sku":"1753573","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51BHXCoXYZL.jpg?v=1773345695","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/death-and-life-of-the-great-american-school-system-how-testing-and-choice-are-undermining-education","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}