Kenneth J Saltman

The Edison Schools

Corporate Schooling and the Assault on Public Education

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 207mm x 131mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780415948418
• ISBN-10: 041594841X
• Artikelnr.: 21329217

Autorenporträt

Kenneth J. Saltman is Assistant Professor, Social and Cultural Studies in Education, DePaul University.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Series Editors' Introduction
Introduction: Pledging Allegiance to the Corporation Chapter One: Rise and
Fall Chapter Two: But Does it Work? Chapter Three: Edron: Two Brief Studies
in Corporate Unaccountability Chapter Four: No Contest: Edison's Takeover
of the Philadelphia Schools and the Lessons of Public School Competition
Chapter Five: Corporate Schooling and the Future of the Public Index