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Contains the keyword Public schools--United States

Ravitch D. The Death and life of the great American school system : how testing and choice are undermining education. New York, NY: Basic Books; 2010. Abstract

"Diane Ravitch is one of the most important public intellectuals of our time. In this powerful and deftly written book, she takes on the big issues of American education today, fearlessly articulating both the central importance of strong public education and the central elements for strengthening our schools. Anyone who cares about public education should read this book." -- Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommon Professor of Education, Stanford University, and Founding Executive Director, National Commission for Teaching & America's Future

Parrish PA. A wake up call for schools : a new order in public education. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education; 2010.
Hettleman KR. It's the classroom, stupid : a plan to save America's schoolchildren. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education; 2010. Abstract
Zwaagstra MC, Clifton RA, Long JC. What is wrong with our schools. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education; 2010.
Hirsch ED. The making of Americans: Democracy and our schools. New Haven: Yale University Press; 2009.

"E. D. Hirsch is one of the very few academics in this country who can write for a wide audience about complex issues without ever condescending, oversimplifying, or falling into a populist rant." -- David Labaree, Professor of Education, Stanford University

Young VM. Education's missing ingredient : what parents can tell educators. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education; 2009.
Pandiscio HF. A power shift in public education : seven strategies for dealing with broken promises. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education; 2009.
Morris JE. Troubling the waters : fulfilling the promise of quality public schooling for black children. New York: Teachers College Press; 2009.
Hill Collins P, Simmons College(Boston M). Another kind of public education : race, schools, the media, and democratic possibilities. Boston: Beacon Press; 2009.

"Another Kind of Public Education spins the threads of that story-the way education, race, and democracy are intertwined; the way racism and resistance work through a variety of unspoken means; what schools do to limit or to open up possibilities-into a call for 'another kind of public education,' one that helps us 'envision new democratic possibilities.'"

Leiding D. Reform can make a difference : a guide to school reform. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Education; 2009. Abstract