THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM

Reviewed 1/22/2012

The Death and Life of the Great American School System, by Diane Ravitch

Access to this book courtesy of the
San Jose, CA Public Library
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Diane Ravitch
New York: Basic Books, March 2010

Rating:

5.0

High

ISBN-13 978-0-465-01491-0
ISBN-10 0-465-01491-7 283pp. HC $26.95

Errata

Page 140: "After controlling for demographic and other variables, the study found that the advantages of private schools and charter schools disappeared and, in some instances, demonstrated the superiority of regular public schools."
  Missing words: S/B "and, in some instances, the results demonstrated".
Page 161: "As long as the state or district superintendent continues to report good news about student performance, the public seems satisfied, and the media usually sees no reason to investigate whether the gains are real."
  Number error: S/B "the media usually see".
Page 214: Quoting Joe Williams: "...increases fueled by districts absent the kind of revolutionary reforms that are underway in Oakland."
  Missing space: S/B "under way".

 

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