National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide

by Diane Ravitch

Book Overview

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Updating her highly acclaimed book, Diane Ravitch presents the latest information on the debate over national standards and assessments.

""Ensuring a rigorous liberal education for all is asking a lot in a contentious democracy like ours. Is it possible to educate every child to the same high standards? Is it politically feasible? Will raising standards help or hinder poor minority children? Ravitch sees where these land mines are buried...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081577351X
• ISBN13: 9780815773511
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"