Burning cash : how costly public school failures have charred the American dream /

This book argues that the funding battles create the guise of progressive change with nothing to show for it, either in SAT performance levels or collegiate attainment. Until the reform focus is readjusted to what truly matters (the nature of instruction and student engagement across classrooms), th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collins, Justin, 1984- (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD ; New York, N.Y. ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2014]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book argues that the funding battles create the guise of progressive change with nothing to show for it, either in SAT performance levels or collegiate attainment. Until the reform focus is readjusted to what truly matters (the nature of instruction and student engagement across classrooms), the "more-of-the-same" track record can be expected to persist in our nation's public schools.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 231 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781610485296 (electronic bk.)