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1	The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist Diane Ravitch's book is an angry look at the censorship that right-wing (and also politically correct left-wing) groups are able to exercise on educational publishers, who hire "bias and sensitivity" experts to ensure that not one word will be offensive to anyone. Accordingly, books showing dinosaurs, women cooking, owls, candy, and angry people ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	American Reader: Words That Moved a Nation more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of over 200 speeches, songs, and other writings intended to inspire and motivate the listener includes work from an assortment of Americans from all eras, from the Founding Fathers through Woody Guthrie and Jesse Jackson. It has been assembled under the editorship of Diane Ravitch, a historian of education who for years has been a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Making Good Citizens: Education and Civil Society more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), Professor Joseph P Viteritti add to wishlist Americans have reason to be concerned about the condition of American democracy at the start of the twenty-first century. Surveys show that civic participation has declined, cynicism about government has increased, and young people have a weak grasp of the principles that underlie our constitutional system. Crucial questions must be answered: How ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $4.53! \| first editions
4	Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist In this authoritative history of American education reforms in this century, a distinguished scholar makes a compelling case that our schools fail when they consistently ignore their central purpose--teaching knowledge. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
5	The Great School Wars: A History of the New York City Public Schools more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist "Eases quietly into a ferociously angry subject ...Diane Ravitch affirms her faith in the American dream despite a detailed narrative which suggests, if anything, that education in New York has fairly consistently failed those who needed it most ...Meticulously detailed and strains for fairness and impartiality."--George Levine, New York Times ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Troubled Crusade: American Education 1945-1980 more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist This widely praised history of the controversies that have beset American schools and universities since World War II is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the condition of American education today.. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist From a historian's perspective, Ravitch examines the constant debates about pedagogy, standards, and curricula that have surrounded the American educational system throughout the 20th century. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from $2.44! new only from $54.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Edspeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords, and Jargon more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist Have you ever heard of Suggestopedia? Do you know what a gallery walk is? How about the difference between a stem and a foil? Maybe you don't think it's necessary to know these education terms. Diane Ravitch thinks otherwise. Education, like most professions, has its own unique vocabulary that is often unfamiliar to outsiders. But unlike those of ... see all copies from $10.30! new only from $12.25! \| SVS
9	City Schools: Lessons from New York more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), Professor Joseph P Viteritti (Editor) add to wishlist This text brings together contributors for an in-depth look at the nation's largest school system. Topics covered include the changing demographics of city schools, the impending teacher shortage, reading instruction, special education, bilingual education, school governance, charter schools, choice, school finance reform and the role of teacher ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.86!
10	Learning from the Past: What History Teaches Us about School Reform more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), Professor Maris A Vinovskis (Editor) add to wishlist Many Americans view today's problems in education as an unprecedented crisis brought on by the rise of contemporary social problems. In Learning from the Past a group of distinguished educational historians and scholars of public policy reminds us that many current difficulties-as well as recent reform efforts-have important historical antecedents ... see all copies from $2.26! new only from $12.03!
11	What Do Our Seventeen-Year-Olds Know?: A Report on the First National Assessment of History and Literature more books like this by Chester E Finn, Jr., Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	New Schools for a New Century: The Redesign of Urban Education more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), Professor Joseph P Viteritti (Editor) add to wishlist Focusing on the problems in cities, where many children have been denied access to quality institutions, this text examines the lessons to be learned from Catholic schools, site-based management, private entrepreneurs, and specific developments in three cities - New York, Chicago and Milwaukee. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
13	What Do Our 17-Year-Olds Know?: A Report on the First National Assessment of History and Literature more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist In this text, Diane Ravitch reviews the history of standards and assessments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; and state-level activities; and analyses the prospects for a national assessment system. During the last two decades, as evidence of declining student performance has mounted, public ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.32! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Kid Stuff: Marketing Sex and Violence to America's Children more books like this by Daine Ravitch (Editor), Professor Joseph P Viteritti (Editor), Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor) add to wishlist In "Kid Stuff" Diane Ravitch and Joseph P. Viteritti bring together experts in media studies, child psychology and public health to assess the dangers posed by "tox pop" to American society. Drawing on 30 years of research, the contributors find evidence that such "entertainment" can harm children and teenagers, despite the denials of the media ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.70! \| SVS
16 view cover	The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), Michael Ravitch (Editor) add to wishlist In this sequel to the best-selling "The American Reader", Diane and Michael Ravitch have gathered together the best and most memorable poems, essays, songs, and orations in English history, capturing in one compact volume writings that have shaped not only England, but democratic culture around the globe. Here are words that changed the world, ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $9.45! \| SVS
17	Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents On.... more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), Abigail M Thernstrom (Editor) add to wishlist The author of The American Reader presents a uniquely readable anthology of the writings and thoughts--from Locke, Plato, Rushdie, King, Jefferson, and others--that have shaped this country and had a profound effect on the world and people everywhere. Illustrated throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Debating the Future of American Education more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor) add to wishlist This book, the result of a Brookings conference, brings together representatives of various viewpoints on the utility and equity of increasing the use of tests for students, teachers, and schools. While the idea of national standards has been widely supported, many respected educators doubt their value from fear that such standards will ... see all copies from $6.44! new only from $12.41!
19	The Great School Wars more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	American Reader more books like this by Diane Ravitch add to wishlist This collection of over 200 speeches, songs, and other writings intended to inspire and motivate the listener includes work from an assortment of Americans from all eras, from the Founding Fathers through Woody Guthrie and Jesse Jackson. It has been assembled under the editorship of Diane Ravitch, a historian of education who for years has been a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 1998 more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor) add to wishlist Subscribe to "Brookings Papers on Education Policy" In this first in a series of annual volumes, leading experts offer jargon-free, in-depth analyses of a wide range of topics in education, along with fresh ideas and invaluable insight. They offer unprecedented access to the policies, decisions, and viewpoints that are shaping our current ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2001 more books like this by Diane Ravitch (Editor) add to wishlist In this fourth annual issue of the series, educators and other social scientists discuss standards in education. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.79!
23 view cover	Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2002 more books like this by Diane Ravitch (Editor), Brown Center on Education Policy add to wishlist Published annually, this collection of papers analyzes policies intended to improve student performance. Contributors discuss accountability and its consequences for students. see all copies from $7.92! new only from $38.79!
24 view cover	Forgotten Heroes of American Education: The Great Tradition of Teaching Teachers (PB) more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch (Editor), J Wesley Null (Editor) add to wishlist The purpose of this text is to draw attention to eight forgotten heroes: William C. Bagley, Charles DeGarmo, David Felmley, William Torrey Harris, Isaac L. Kandel, Charles McMurry, William C. Ruediger, and Edward Austin Sheldon. They have been marginalized from our profession, and drawing upon their legacy is the best hope for restoring the ... see all copies from $25.89! new only from $47.90! \| SVS
25	The Revisionists Revised: A Critique of the Radical Attack on the Schools more books like this by Professor Diane Ravitch add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions

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