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 | | Politics, Markets and America's Schools by John E. Chubb, Terry M. Moe ISBN-10: 9780815714095 ISBN-10: 0-8157-1409-2 ISBN-13: 9780815714095 ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-1409-5 Paperback 1990-07-01 Brookings Institution Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description During the 1980s, widespread dissatisfaction with America's schools gave rise to a powerful movement for educational change, and the nation's political institutions responded with aggressive reforms. Chubb and Moe argue that these reforms are destined to fail because they do not get to the root of the problem. The fundamental causes of poor academic performance, they claim, are not to be found in the schools, but rather in the institutions of direct democratic control by which the schools have traditionally been governed. Reformers fail to solve the problem-when the institutions ARE the problem. The authors recommend a new system of public education, built around parent-student choice and school competition, that would promote school autonomy-thus providing a firm foundation for genuine school improvement and superior student achievement. | ||
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This was the canary.... I read this book when I was writing my thesis on vouchers and the use of market theory in education. This book was the part of the ground work for the current push for vouchers/charters/scholarships in public education. They clearly articulated the Repubs position which is part of No Child Left Behind (or No Child Left Standing, which is how I see it). | ||
Question the foundation Some studeis refer to questionable studies. | ||