Moving Every Child Ahead, 379.2 R291m 2008 takes an up close look at education reform. “At last, a book on No Child Left Behind that makes sense to school practitioners. All who care about the future of our public schools should read this book as soon as possible!” Thomas Sobol, Former Commissioner of Education, NY State.
In The Children in Room E4, 371.8290 E14 2007, author Susan Eaton studied an all-minority school in the poorest city in the richest state in the nation to see if separate can be equal.
Knowing Where to Draw the Line, 344.73 M285k 2006, by Mary Ann Manos, is a legal handbook for teachers. Many teachers are not fully aware of their legal rights or what the law expects of them.
“In School Choice and the Future of American Democracy, 379.1 A146s 2005, Scott Abernathy shows what is lost in the school choice debate. He looks at parents as citizens who exert power over the educational system through everything from their votes on school budgets to their membership on school boards.”
High Stakes by Johnson & Johnson 371.26 J66h 2006 dicusses the hot-button issue of standardized testing in America’s public schools. The authors examine the pressure these tests put on teachers and students especially in poverty stricken school districts. They question the relationship between schools, test results, accountability and improvement.
Toni Morrison’s Remember, currently available at the Miller Library, is an enlightening and educational book for children and adults. The dialogue and photos in this book depict a time of segregation that is unknown to many young people. It is important that we as educators and Americans keep this important piece of history alive. The days of lunch counter sit-ins are long gone but the sacrifices made by those at the lunch counters should not be forgotten.
“Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success “
This recent report released by The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education uses the systems and programs in place in Florida, Georgia New York and Oregon to examine the current policies, problems and inadequacies facing students who are transitioning from K-12 to postsecondary education. The report outlines some of the problem areas, highlights successful strategies and offers recommendations to improve and smooth the transition. Read the complete report (PDF).
Joe Williams’ Cheating Our Kids 379.73 W724c 2005 is a wake-up call to parents, teachers and principals to become committed to children first. According to Williams politics are destroying our public school system and it’s time to take it back.
The CATO Institute’s “Corruption in the Public Schools: The Market Is the Answer”
by Neal McCluskey examines the accountability in the traditional public school system and in school choice programs.
Cato Institute Policy analysis: “No Child Left Behind: The Dangers of Centralized Education Policy”
by Lawrence A. Uzzell warns that “state and local education officials are skillfully protecting their interests in ways that undermine the intent of NCLB.”