The flat world and education : how America's commitment to equity will determine our future / Linda Darling-Hammond.
Series: Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Teachers College Press, c2010. Description: xiv, 394 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780807749623 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0807749621 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780807749630 (hardcover : alk. paper); 080774963X (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Educational equalization -- United States | Multicultural education -- United States | Students with social disabilities -- United StatesDDC classification: 379.2/60973 LOC classification: LC 213 | .D37 2010
Contents:
The flat world, educational inequality, and America's future -- The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed -- New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap -- Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? -- A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't) -- Steady work : how countries build successful systems -- Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching -- Organizing for success : from inequality to quality -- Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-374) and index.
The flat world, educational inequality, and America's future -- The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed -- New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap -- Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? -- A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't) -- Steady work : how countries build successful systems -- Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching -- Organizing for success : from inequality to quality -- Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform.