Left back : a century of battles over school reform /
Left back, a century of failed school reforms
Diane Ravitch.
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.
- 555 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 529-531) and index.
Introduction -- The educational ladder -- A fork in the road -- The age of the experts -- IQ testing : "this brutal pessimism" -- Instead of the academic curriculum -- On the social frontier -- The public schools respond -- Dissidents and critics -- The great meltdown -- The sixties -- In search of standards -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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Education--History--United States--20th century. Educational change--History--United States--20th century. Public schools--History--United States--20th century. Educacion - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20 Cambio Educativo - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20 Escuelas públicas - Estados Unidos - Historia - Siglo 20