Description
Book Features:
- Guides readers through the thickets of jargon and hype that often become sales pitches to unwary consumers.
- Exposes organizations and programs that are branded with positive promotional names but are often harmful to the most disadvantaged students.
- Shines a light on the language related to practices that are seriously endangering democratic public schools and the teaching profession.
- Includes an online glossary of new terms that will be updated by the authors.
About the Author
Diane Ravitch is a research professor of education at New York University, a historian of education, blogger (dianeravitch.net), and bestselling author. She is the founder and president of the Network for Public Education (NPE). Nancy E. Bailey is an education blogger (nancyebailey.com), author, and longtime public school teacher in the area of special education. She has also taught teachers at the college level.
Book Information
ISBN 9780807763278
Author Diane Ravitch
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Teachers' College Press
Publisher Teachers' College Press
Weight(grams) 247g