Unsustainable
Tim R. McDonald
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Description for Unsustainable
Hardback. This book frames the problem of cost and effectiveness in America's public schooling system, and provides a strategy to address it. Series: Innovations in Education. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
UNSUSTAINABLE frames the problem of cost and effectiveness in America’s public schooling system, and provides a strategy to address it. It argues something that many education professionals and policy makers have come to believe but rarely mention: That this country’s system of K-12 schooling is not sustainable and is becoming a poorer value each year that goes by. It argues for improving the cost and effectiveness of public schooling through a strategy of innovation that targets productivity. Addressing the question how to do this, the book provides policy recommendations to the state, district, and federal levels. In a ... Read more
UNSUSTAINABLE frames the problem of cost and effectiveness in America’s public schooling system, and provides a strategy to address it. It argues something that many education professionals and policy makers have come to believe but rarely mention: That this country’s system of K-12 schooling is not sustainable and is becoming a poorer value each year that goes by. It argues for improving the cost and effectiveness of public schooling through a strategy of innovation that targets productivity. Addressing the question how to do this, the book provides policy recommendations to the state, district, and federal levels. In a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
Series
Innovations in Education
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781607093640
SKU
V9781607093640
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99-15
About Tim R. McDonald
Tim R. McDonald is a fellow at the Center for Policy Studies, in the United States. He is an associate with Education|Evolving.
Reviews for Unsustainable
…Let's build models of school governance, management, and practice on a new foundation of teacher leadership. Ultimately this gives us the blueprint to restructure our system and dismantle the existing bureaucratic hierarchy.
John Wright, president, Arizona Education Association McDonald recognizes the central importance of innovation in the design of schools…The right policies are critical to the design of our ... Read more
John Wright, president, Arizona Education Association McDonald recognizes the central importance of innovation in the design of schools…The right policies are critical to the design of our ... Read more