America's Public Schools: From the Common School to "No Child Left Behind" (The American Moment updated edition)
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William J. Reese (Author)
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In this update to his landmark publication, William J. Reese offers a comprehensive examination of the trends, theories, and practices that have shaped America's public schools over the last two centuries. Reese approaches this subject along two main lines of inquiry-education as a means for reforming society and ongoing reform within the schools themselves. He explores the roots of contemporary educational policies and places modern battles over curriculum, pedagogy, race relations, and academic standards in historical perspective. A thoroughly revised epilogue outlines the significant challenges to public school education within the last five years. Reese analyzes the shortcomings of "No Child Left Behind" and the continued disjuncture between actual school performance and the expectations of government officials. He discusses the intrusive role of corporations, economic models for enticing better teacher performance, the continued impact of conservatism, and the growth of home schooling and charter schools. Informed by a breadth of historical scholarship and based squarely on primary sources, this volume remains the standard text for future teachers and scholars of education. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
About the Author
William J. Reese is the Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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- Contributor: William J. Reese
- Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISBN13: 9781421400167
- Number of Pages: 384
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x29mm
- Packaged Weight: 635
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Release Date: 2011-03-11
- Series: The American Moment
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: William J. Reese is the Carl F. Kaestle WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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