Unraveling Reform Rhetoric
«Indiana stands as ground zero in efforts to privatize public education. From approval of a charter school law in 2001 to the nation’s largest school voucher program, its policymakers are unwavering champions of market-driven approaches to educating children. Educators Jeff Swensson, John Ellis, and Mike Shaffer were uniquely positioned to watch the Hoosier State’s grand experiment with school choice unfold and now offer a call-to-arms to colleagues in public education. Their two volumes describe the threat posed by privatization and—more important—why and how it must be addressed. Their work makes for a fascinating read and an important resource for educators inspired to respond.»
Karen Francisco, Editorial Page Editor for “The Journal Gazette,” Fort Wayne
Traditional public educators in the US have too little information about the free market of schooling, otherwise known as privatization/choice education. As a result, traditional public education colleagues have lost sight of where they are and how they got there. Les mer
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Without knowing about the educational misdirection fostered by free market schooling, traditional public education in the US cannot invest in continuous improvement necessary to enrich the futures of all students and our nation’s democracy. The time has come for traditional public educators to study how we got out on a limb. This book explores the nature of free market schooling and discusses the information that traditional public educators need to muster a defense of purpose, quality, social justice, and how to think. Practical and theoretical insights throughout this book focus on professional practice in traditional public education as the means by which colleagues can assert excellence on behalf of all students while thwarting the negative impacts of free market schooling.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781475850765
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
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«Indiana stands as ground zero in efforts to privatize public education. From approval of a charter school law in 2001 to the nation’s largest school voucher program, its policymakers are unwavering champions of market-driven approaches to educating children. Educators Jeff Swensson, John Ellis, and Mike Shaffer were uniquely positioned to watch the Hoosier State’s grand experiment with school choice unfold and now offer a call-to-arms to colleagues in public education. Their two volumes describe the threat posed by privatization and—more important—why and how it must be addressed. Their work makes for a fascinating read and an important resource for educators inspired to respond.»
Karen Francisco, Editorial Page Editor for “The Journal Gazette,” Fort Wayne
«Given the critical discussion between public and private educational delivery in our country, Drs. Swensson, Ellis, and Shaffer have delivered an excellent book with a non-political analysis that is a good read for practitioners and non-practitioners.»
Richard Helton, PhD, President Emeritus, Vincennes University