Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part25.utf8:113571789:1378 |
Source | Library of Congress |
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001 96051260
003 DLC
005 19980218143853.9
008 961206s1997 vaua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 96051260 //r98
020 $a0871202794 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aLA217.2$b.B73 1997
082 00 $a371.01/0973$221
100 1 $aBracey, Gerald W.$q(Gerald Watkins)
245 10 $aSetting the record straight :$bresponses to misconceptions about public education in the United States /$cGerald W. Bracey.
260 $aAlexandria, Va. :$bAssociation for Supervision and Curriculum Development,$cc1997.
300 $a215 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aHey, big spender -- Throwing money at the schools -- Rising costs, flat scores -- "Plummeting" SAT scores -- The shrinking SAT elite -- Knowledge nostalgia -- International comparisons -- The dropout rate -- Private versus public schools -- Choice and charter schools -- The global marketplace -- Preparing students for work -- The shortage of scientists -- The administrative blob -- Teacher accountability -- Dumb teachers -- "Feel good" education -- Special education costs.
650 0 $aPublic schools$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAcademic achievement$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducation$zUnited States$xFinance.