Letters to the Next President What We Can Do about the Real Crisis in Public Education - 2008 Election Edition

Name: Letters to the Next President What We Can Do about the Real Crisis in Public Education - 2008 Election Edition
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ISBN: 9780807748091

ISBN-10: 0807748099

ISBN-13: 9780807748091

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Carl Glickman, Bill Cosby

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This stellar collection of more than 30 letters speaks to the heart of public education, the future of American students, and the need for an educated and engaged citizenry. Contributors include students, parents, teachers, prominent educators, and public leaders who write to our next president in an honest and direct way about the dangerous shortcomings of current state and federal policies. The letters provide provocative answers to critical questions such as:7What kind of education do we want for all of our children?7What changes must we make to achieve that goal?7How do we ensure that the voices of parents, teachers, students, and citizens who care deeply about public education are…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 10/12/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.14" wide x 8.96" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.880



Note on the 2008 Election Edition


Foreword: Where Do We Start to Sweep?



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Schools for All


Journey to a New Life



Helping Me to Raise My Hand



Creating Schools We Can Trust



If We Had the Will to See It Happen



Getting Our Responsibilities Right



It's Past Time to Fund What We Mandate



Financing America's Future-How Money Counts



Why We Need Public Education




Learning for All


Broken Roads and the Great Mother Earth



In Struggle and Hope



Nine Million Voices



How Our High School Makes a Difference



Putting the Arts Back in America's ABC's



When Does $1.00 Equal $7.00?



What They Do With the Other 73 Percent of Their Time




Teaching for All


My Students, My School



Teaching Darius to Dream



Why We Continue to Stay



The Gap Between What We Say and What We Do



Revolving Doors and Leaky Buckets




Standards for All


Choking the Life Out of Classrooms



What My Students Need to Know



The No-Win Accountability Game



Going Beyond the Slogans and Rhetoric



"...And Equal Education for All"



A President Who "Gets It"




Education for All


The Civic Mission of Schools



What We All Want for Each of Our Children



Postcards from America



Learning to Come Alive



Voices Closest to the Ones We Love



A Nation of Learners



Crafting Legislation



Conclusion: Schools That Work for All Children



Organizations for Parents, Educators, and Activists


Organizational Statement on the No Child Left Behind Act


About the Editor and Contributors