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The Edison Schools : Corporate Schooling and the Assault on Public Education, EPUB eBook

The Edison Schools : Corporate Schooling and the Assault on Public Education EPUB

Part of the Positions: Education, Politics, and Culture series

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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, TheEdison 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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