The Myth and Reality of No Child Left Behind: Public Education and High Stakes Assessment

by Elizabeth Peterson

Students of education are aware of the story of public education, of legendary figures like Horace Mann riding from district to district trying to improve the American school by establishing a common school fund and developing teacher-training programs. Those who followed worked hard to broaden the mission and refine the institution. While advancing the distribution of textbooks, developing curriculum materials and employing testing tools, even as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761843140
• ISBN13: 9780761843146
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"