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001 2004010979
003 DLC
005 20041117134812.0
008 040510s2004 nhu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2004010979
020 $a032500594X (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aLA217.2$b.B73 2004
082 00 $a371.01/0973$222
100 1 $aBracey, Gerald W.$q(Gerald Watkins)
245 10 $aSetting the record straight :$bresponses to misconceptions about public education in the U.S. /$cGerald W. Bracey.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aPortsmouth, NH :$bHeinemann,$cc2004.
300 $axviii, 211 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aMore years in school = dumber kids? -- Lousy schools = lousy workforce? -- The terrible impact of poverty -- "Plummeting" sat scores -- The shrinking sat elite -- No child left behind: a weapon of mass destruction -- Handing over schools to business -- The rush to charter schools -- Vouchers: a good way to destroy public schools -- Dumb teachers -- Rising costs, flat scores -- International comparisons -- Knowledge nostalgia: the dumbing of america? -- Hey, big spender -- Throwing money at the schools -- Public versus private schools -- Hanging in or dropping out?
650 0 $aPublic schools$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAcademic achievement$zUnited States
650 0 $aEducation$zUnited States$xFinance.