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Left Behind in the Race to the Top (Hardcover)
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Public education is suffering attacks that are well funded and
extraordinarily complex and multifaceted. These conditions make it
difficult for educators and citizens to gather the information they
need to mount meaningful resistance, especially since mainstream
media tends to be uncritically supportive of neoliberal reforms.
The Orwellian language of reforms is adopted and promoted through
news outlets, politicians, and film; thus, arguments against these
reforms must bubble up through social media and alternative
outlets. By providing a coherent, comprehensive description of
contemporary neoliberal initiatives and analyzing their effects on
students, teachers, administrators, and teacher education, this
book will allow educators, parents, students, and citizens to
strengthen their resolve to save public education and, potentially,
work to preserve the promise of democracy. This book examines and
uncovers the effects of standardization and privatization on public
education. Contributors consider the how of standardized curriculum
and assessment, coupled with philanthropic and corporate pressure,
have influenced the experiences of students, parents, and teachers.
Divided in sections entitled Testing, Testing; Privatization and
Militarization: Redefining Schools; Alienation: Displacing Students
and Teachers; and Resistance: Opting Out and Hope for Change, this
text offers a combination of information and inspiration for
teachers, teacher educators, policymakers, parents and anyone
interested in understanding the current state of public education.
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