Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Public education, America's civil religion Public education, America's civil religion Carl L. Bankston In this volume, the authors argue that public education is a central part of American civil religion and, thus, gives us an unquestioning faith in the capacity of education to solve all of our social… OL13759935W
American Schools American Schools William H Cosby From Bill Cosby, actor, entertainer, and "New York Times" bestselling author of "Fatherhood" and "Congratulations (Now What?)" comes a groundbreaking eBook with the potential to reinvent education in… OL15169446W
Stray dogs, saints, and saviors Stray dogs, saints, and saviors Alexander Russo "The inside story of the most-watched attempt to transform a troubled high school. Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors tells the real-life story of Locke High School. Locke High? originally known for its… OL16014123W
Safe spaces Safe spaces Annemarie Vaccaro "Based on extensive research, recent events, and numerous first-person accounts, this revealing book illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and… OL16126478W
The history of "zero tolerance" in American public schooling The history of "zero tolerance" in American public schooling Judith Kafka "This book looks back at the historical roots of "zero tolerance" school discipline policies. Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kaf… OL16517930W
Schooling, childhood, and bureaucracy Schooling, childhood, and bureaucracy Tony Waters "This book is about how modern American childhood is shaped by the bureaucratic tools including mass testing, child psychology, and the status hiearchies. This happens in a world where there is an em… OL16617907W
Race to the bottom Race to the bottom Michael V. McGill How did the country that invented the modern public school end up embracing policies that weaken it? What alternatives are there to current corporate reform policies? How can we give America’s childr… OL17204164W
Substitute Substitute Nicholson Baker Nicholson Baker tells us all about the time in 2014 he worked as a substitute teacher in the Maine public school system. OL17592858W
Learning from L.A. Learning from L.A. Charles T. Kerchner Drawing on a 4-year study of 40 years of education reform, shows how decentralization, standards, school choice, and grassroots participation have transformed public education. OL18551822W
Another kind of public education Another kind of public education Patricia Hill Collins Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins opens this brilliant new book on race and education by describing how in her senior year at the Philadelphia High School for girls, near the end of a public school e… OL1870595W
The public school advantage The public school advantage Christopher Lubienski Nearly the whole of America's partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we… OL19667872W
Conform Conform Glenn Beck "#1 bestselling author and popular radio and television host Glenn Beck considers the hot-button issue of education in the US, exposing the weaknesses of the Common Core school curriculum and examini… OL19983432W
Educational courage Educational courage Mara Sapon-Shevin,Nancy Schniedewind "Ten years after the passage of No Child Left Behind, high-stakes testing, national standards, and turn-around policies remain highly controversial. In the same period, we have seen the rise of mayor… OL20547646W
Protecting the right to teach and learn Protecting the right to teach and learn James Daly In recent years, challenges to what gets read, taught, and learned in schools have increased. With the aim of protecting the academic freedom of individuals and groups across political and religious … OL20596086W
Addicted to Reform Addicted to Reform John Merrow xxxviii, 277 pages ; 22 cm OL21144143W
Thinking about Schools Thinking about Schools Eleanor Blair Hilty xv, 543 p. : 24 cm OL21238224W
Seeking common ground Seeking common ground David B. Tyack Publisher's description: The American republic will survive only if its citizens are educated--this was an article of faith of its founders. But seeking common civic ground in public schools has neve… OL3527227W
The making of Americans The making of Americans E. D. Hirsch From the bestselling author of Cultural Literacy, a passionate and cogent argument for reforming the way we teach our children Why, after decades of commissions, reforms, and efforts at innovation, d… OL450334W
The school law handbook The school law handbook William C. Bosher Jr. The School Law Handbook is an essential legal reference tool for principals and other administrators responsible for school policy. OL6032059W