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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9780415950466
• ISBN-10: 0415950465
• Artikelnr.: 21376461

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