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001 2013042694
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005 20140813080543.0
008 140109s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013042694
020 $a9780415707930 (hardback)
020 $a9780415707947 (pbk.)
020 $z9781315886367 (ebk.)
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050 00 $aLB2822.82$b.B595 2014
082 00 $a371.2/07$223
084 $aEDU000000$2bisacsh
245 04 $aThe big lies of school reform :$bfinding better solutions for the future of public education /$cedited by Paul C. Gorski and Kristien Zenkov.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2014.
300 $ax, 177 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"The Big Lies of School Reform provides a critical interruption to the ongoing policy conversations taking place around public education in the United States today. By analyzing the discourse employed by politicians, lobbyists, think tanks, and special interest groups, the authors uncover the hidden assumptions that often underlie popular statements about school reform, and demonstrate how misinformation or half-truths have been used to reshape public education in ways that serve the interests of private enterprise. Through a thoughtful series of essays that each identify one "lie" about popular school reform initiatives, the authors of this collection reveal the concrete impacts of these falsehoods--from directing funding to shaping curricula to defining student achievement. Luminary contributors including Deborah Meier, Jeannie Oakes, Gloria Ladson-Billings, and Jim Cummins explain how reform movements affect teachers and administrators, and how widely-accepted mistruths can hinder genuine efforts to keep public education equitable, effective, and above all, truly public. Topics covered include common core standards, tracking, alternative paths to licensure, and the disempowerment of teachers' unions. Beyond critically examining the popular rhetoric, the contributors offer visions for improving educational access, opportunity, and outcomes for all students and educators, and for protecting public education as a common good."--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aThe pedagogy of poverty : the big lies about poor children / Gloria Ladson-Billings -- Improving education and the mistaken focus on "raising test scores" and "closing the achievement gap" / Rochelle Gutiérrez -- The common core : engine of inequity / Anthony Cody -- Direct instruction : effectively teaching low-level skills / Curt Dudley-Marling -- Detangling the lies about English-only and bilingual education / Jim Cummins -- The test does not know best : on collecting good evidence for student learning / Deborah Meier -- Lying about teachers and their training / Kristien Zenkov -- Debunking the lie that teachers' unions are bad for kids / Katy Swalwell -- The truth about tracking / Lauren Anderson and Jeannie Oakes -- Poverty, economic inequality, and the impossible promise of school reform / Paul C. Gorski -- Seeing students as humans, not products : why public schools should not be run like private businesses / Wayne Au -- The trouble with federal turnaround policies and their impact on low-scoring schools / Michelle Renée and Tina Trujillo.
650 0 $aSchool improvement programs$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPublic schools$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducation$xAims and objectives$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducation$xStandards$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducational accountability$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducational change$xGovernment policy$zUnited States.
650 7 $aEDUCATION / General.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aGorski, Paul,$eauthor,$eeditor of compilation.
700 1 $aZenkov, Kristien,$eauthor,$eeditor of compilation.