TY - BOOK AU - Ravitch,Diane TI - The death and life of the great American school system: how testing and choice are undermining education SN - 9780465014910 (alk. paper) AV - LA 217.2 R256d 2010 U1 - 379.1 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Basic Books KW - Public schools KW - United States KW - Educational accountability KW - Educational tests and measurements KW - Financiación de la educación KW - Educación KW - Aspectos económicos N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-271) and index; What I learned about school reform -- Hijacked!: how the standards movement turned into the testing movement -- The transformation of district -- Lessons from San Diego -- The business model in New York City -- NCLB: measure and punish -- Choice: the story of an idea -- The trouble with accountability -- What would Mrs. Ratliff do? -- The billionaire boys' club -- Lessons learned ER -