TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bracey,Gerald W.
TI  - Setting the record straight: responses to misconceptions about public education in the U.S. 
SN  - 9780325005942
U1  - 371.010973 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Portsmouth, NH
PB  - Heinemann
KW  - Public schools
KW  - Academic achievement
KW  - Education
KW  - Finance
N1  - Contents;

1. More years in school = Dumber kids?
2. Lousy schools = Lousy workforce?
3. Poverty: Grinding down achievement 
4. "Plummeting" SAT scores 
5. The shrinking SAT elite 
6. No child left behind: The perfect law - as in the perfect storm 
7. Handing over schools to business 
8. Charter schools go off course 
9. Vouchers: A good way to destroy public schools 
10. "Dumb" teachers 
11. Rising costs, flat scores 
12. International comparisons 
13. Knowledge nostalgia: The dumbing of America?
14. Hey, big spender 
15. Throwing money at the schools 
16. Public versus private schools 
17. Hanging in or dropping out?


; Includes bibliographical references
ER  -