{"product_id":"losing-americas-schools-9781475828610","title":"Losing Americas Schools","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLosing America's Schools: The Fight to Reclaim Public Education is a call to save one of the last great democratic institutions in America. Corporatization, charter schools, misleading claims of skill gaps, the loss of Separation of Church and State, deprofessionalization, and the overuse of technology all threaten the existence of the schools that belong to all Americans. This book addresses the problems surrounding those issues, and is a tribute to the groups and individuals who are fighting draconian reforms in order to save our public schools. It is the sequel to Misguided Education Reform: Debating the Impact on Students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Bailey’s Losing America’s Schools: The Fight to Reclaim Public Education reveals the shenanigans used by those who are busy turning public education into just another commodity.  In a very well-researched and documented display of wisdom, Bailey offers a detailed look at school privatization from Reagan to current-day venture capitalists.  I have learned a lot from Dr. Bailey.  Her honesty shines on every page.  This book is a must-read for parents, teachers, community leaders, politicians, and scholars. -- Doug Martin, author of “Hoosier School Heist: How Corporations and Theocrats Stole Democracy From Public Education”\u003cbr\u003eNancy Bailey's book is not just important for American schools, teachers, parents and children. The attack on publicly funded schools that she documents so clearly in her excellent book has also been taking place in parallel here in England. Her book deserves and needs to be widely read on both sides of the Atlantic. -- Roger Titcombe, retired headteacher, educational researcher and author of Learning Matters. https:\/\/rogertitcombelearningmatters.wordpress.com\/\u003cbr\u003eBailey’s message, which reveals the ugly truth hidden behind the golden rhetoric of deep-pocketed “reformers,” has been ignored and\/or suppressed by the mainstream media, but it is one that is vital for the American public to grasp. The philanthropist in the true sense, the one who loves human beings, is Nancy Bailey herself, for exposing the harm of the “reformers’” policies and for keeping the needs of all children for an engaging, enriching educational experience as her utmost concern. -- Sheila Resseger, retired ELA teacher at the RI School for the Deaf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedication Preface Acknowledgements Introduction  Chapter 1 Corporate Takeover School Privatization  New American Schools Edison Schools The Sandia Report The Business Roundtable Venture Philanthropy  Walton Family Foundation Broad Foundation  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation High-Stakes Testing Common Core State Standards  Teachers Unions  American Legislative Exchange Council  Conclusion: America’s Schools   Chapter 2 Replacing Public Schools with Charter Schools Lost Opportunity  Non-Profit\/For-Profit  Charters v. Public Schools Segregation  Special Education  KIPP Conclusion: The End of Charter Schools   Chapter 3 Students, Jobs and the Global Economy Scapegoats Standards  College for All Privatized High School Programs STEM  Vocational—Career and Technical Education  Dropouts  The Military Conclusion: Careers  Chapter 4 Religion’s Threat to Public Schools Horace Mann Churches Charter Schools  Vouchers  Character Education Conclusion: Separation of Church and State   Chapter 5 Vanishing Professions—Teachers and School Leaders Deprofessionalization Teach for America  The New Teacher Project  Colleges of Education Teacher Certification  National Council on Teacher Quality  New Leaders  Superintendents and School Leaders Michelle Rhee  Secretary of Education Conclusion: Educators   Chapter 6 Virtual v. Brick and Mortar Public Schools Disruption Online Schools  Privatizing Online Schools  K12 Inc. School of the Future  Rocketship Student Privacy Competency-Based Education  Conclusion: Real Schools and Teachers  Conclusion References About the author","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040216875351,"sku":"9781475828610","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475828610.jpg?v=1750946072","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/losing-americas-schools-9781475828610","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}