{"product_id":"assessment-bureaucracy-and-consolidation-9781475817010","title":"Assessment Bureaucracy and Consolidation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday American schools are typically large, consolidated, bureaucratic organizations controlled by state and\/or municipal governments. This book examines the remarkable transformation in the form and function of education and assesses the problems and possibilities for the future of schools and our nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Acknowledgments Chapter One: The World We Have Lost  Chapter Two: Assessment, Bureaucracy and Consolidation Chapter Three: Seizing the Schools: States and Municipalities Take Control Chapter Four: The Consolidation Century Chapter Five: Embracing the Corporate Model Chapter Six: The Roots of Standardized Assessment Chapter Seven: Testing in Schools Chapter Eight: Problems in Corporate and School Bureaucracy  Chapter Nine: What have we Done? Chapter Ten: What is to be Done? References  Index","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040178930007,"sku":"9781475817010","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475817010.jpg?v=1750945965","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/assessment-bureaucracy-and-consolidation-9781475817010","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}