The flat world and education : how America's commitment to equity will determine our future / Linda Darling-Hammond.
Material type: TextSeries: Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Teachers College Press, ©2010Description: xiv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9780807749623 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0807749621 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780807749630 (hdc.); 080774963X (hdc.)Subject(s): Educational equalization -- United States | Multicultural education -- United States | Students with social disabilities -- United StatesAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Flat world and education.LOC classification: LC213 | .D37 2010Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 379.2/DARL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Donated by Kansas Brew | 39844500035932 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-374) and index.
The flat world, educational inequality, and America's future -- The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed -- New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap -- Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? -- A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't) -- Steady work : how countries build successful systems -- Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching -- Organizing for success : from inequality to quality -- Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform.
Argues that the education system in America needs to make drastic changes in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that protects every child's right to learn.
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