Many Children Left Behind How the No Child Left Behind Act Is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools

Name: Many Children Left Behind How the No Child Left Behind Act Is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools
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ISBN: 9780807004593

ISBN-10: 0807004596

ISBN-13: 9780807004593

Edition: 2004

Authors: Deborah Meier, George Wood

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A citizens guide to whats wrong with the nations radical federal education legislation-and a passionate call for change The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has become the most fiercely debated education issue of this election year, and it will be at the center of the national conversation about schools for the foreseeable future. NCLB, signed into law in 2002, purports to improve public schools-and especially the way they serve poor children-by enforcing a system of standards and accountability through high-stakes testing and sanctions. It is radically affecting the life of schools around the country. Many Children Left Behind is a devastating brief against NCLB. Far from improving public…

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List price: $14.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 9/29/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 5.34" wide x 7.88" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Introduction



Preamble: A Reminder for Americans




NCLB's Effects on Classrooms and Schools



From "Separate but Equal" to "No Child Left Behind": The Collision of New Standards and Old Inequalities




A View from the Field: NCLB's Effects on Classrooms and Schools




NCLB in a Larger Context



NCLB's Selective Vision of Equality: Some Gaps Count More than Others




NCLB and Democracy




NCLB and the Effort to Privatize Public Education




Alternatives to NCLB



Leaving No Child Behind: Overhauling NCLB



Notes


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