Bracey, Gerald W. <br/><br/>
Setting the record straight :  responses to misconceptions about public education in the U.S. / 
Gerald W. Bracey. 
 - 2nd edition  
 - Portsmouth, NH :  Heinemann,  c2004. 
 - xviii, 211 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>1. More years in school = Dumber kids?<br/>2. Lousy schools = Lousy workforce?<br/>3. Poverty: Grinding down achievement <br/>4. "Plummeting" SAT scores <br/>5. The shrinking SAT elite <br/>6. No child left behind: The perfect law - as in the perfect storm <br/>7. Handing over schools to business <br/>8. Charter schools go off course <br/>9. Vouchers: A good way to destroy public schools <br/>10. "Dumb" teachers <br/>11. Rising costs, flat scores <br/>12. International comparisons <br/>13. Knowledge nostalgia: The dumbing of America?<br/>14. Hey, big spender <br/>15. Throwing money at the schools <br/>16. Public versus private schools <br/>17. Hanging in or dropping out?<br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780325005942 032500594X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004010979 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public schools<br/>Academic achievement<br/>Education--Finance.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.010973  / BRA