| Description |
1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: THE PROBLEM. 1. The hidden aims of school reform / Howard Ryan -- 2. Teachers unions that partner with billionaires / Howard Ryan -- PART II: ORGANIZING THROUGH RESISTANCE. 3. A school community says no to privatization -- Beidler Elementary School, Chicago / Howard Ryan -- 4. Uniting to serve students in the face of a hostile principal -- Kelvyn Park High School, Chicago / Howard Ryan -- 5. How to fight back: teachers unions against the corporate juggernaut / Joel Jordan -- PART III: ORGANIZING THROUGH SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION. 6. Critical literacy, democratic schools, and the Whole Language movement / Debra Goodman -- 7. Teacher solidarity beats scripted instruction -- Soto Street Elementary School, Los Angeles / Howard Ryan -- 8. A transformational curriculum in South L.A. -- Crenshaw High School, Los Angeles / Howard Ryan and Joseph Zeccola -- Appendix: Problem-based, community-connected extended learning: Crenshaw High School -- Afterword: Where do we go from here? -- Notes -- Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record; online resource viewed April 22, 2021 |
| Subject |
Business and education -- United States
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Privatization in education -- United States
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Teachers' unions -- United States
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Business and education
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Privatization in education
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Teachers' unions
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goodman, Debra, author
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Jordan, Joel, author
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Zeccola, Joseph, author
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| ISBN |
9781583676165 |
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1583676163 |
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