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The Assault on Public Education. Confronting the Politics of Corporate School Reform.
William H. . Ed(S): Watkins
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Paperback. Editor(s): Watkins, William H. Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
In this timely interdisciplinary volume, William Watkins has brought together leading scholars and activists to address some of the most urgent issues facing public education. What is underneath and behind the language of choice, efficiency, and improvement in current neoliberal discourse? How will urban and poor populations be affected? Will privatization lead to increased stratification in our schools? How can public education not only be saved but re-imagined? In accessible language, renowned contributors explore and critique corporate school reform to both inform and serve as an organizing tool for teachers, parents, students, and citizens committed to genuine public education.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Condition
New
Series
Teaching for Social Justice Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807752548
SKU
V9780807752548
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99-50
About William H. . Ed(S): Watkins
William H. Watkins is Professor, College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His books include The White Architects of Black Education.
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