The War Against America's Public Schools

The War Against America's Public Schools
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Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages : 232
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Book Synopsis The War Against America's Public Schools by : Gerald Watkins Bracey

Download or read book The War Against America's Public Schools written by Gerald Watkins Bracey and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bracey, a research psychologist and author, summarizes the various types of experiments being done today in the United States to try to reform public education, including charter schools, privately run schools, the voucher system, and commercializing schools with corporate contracts, He also examines certain "myths" about public education such as the correlation between money and outcomes, and the idea that more hours in school will result in higher test scores. c. Book News Inc.


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