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Left back: a century of battles over school reforms
Left back: a century of battles over school reforms
Author
Ravitch, Diane
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date
2001, c2000
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 1st Touchstone pbk. ed.
Introduction
The educational ladder
A fork in the road
The age of the experts
IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism"
Instead of the academic curriculum
On the social frontier
The public schools respond
Dissidents and critics
The great meltdown
The sixties
In search of standards
Conclusion
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Education
Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Educational change
Educational change -- United States -- History -- 20th century
History
Public schools
Public schools -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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9780743203265
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