The Edison Schools
Corporate Schooling and the Assault on Public Education
Price: $26.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-95046-6
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 27th January 2005
- Pages: 248
About the Book
The story of the Edison Schools is a gripping tale of money, kids, and greed. What began in the 1980s as an enterprise to transform public schools quickly became a troubled business battling falling test scores and dismal stock prices. How did the most ambitious for-profit education company in U.S. history lose respect, money, and credibility in such a short time?Revealing how American McEducation went from glory to crisis, The Edison Schools tracks entrepreneur Christopher Whittle's plan to introduce a standardized nationwide curriculum and cut administrative waste. Education specialist Kenneth J. Saltman finds that the critics' predictions came true in Edison schools across the country: Experienced teachers left in droves, students were virtually given answers to standardized tests to drive up scores, and difficult students were "counselored" out.
About the Author(s)
Kenneth J. Saltman is Assistant Professor, Social and Cultural Studies in Education, DePaul University.Customers who bought The Edison Schools also bought:
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