As Washington policymakers work to reauthorize the landmark No Child Left Behind Act, controversy abounds: Has the law fostered excessive test prep? Squeezed out science and social studies? Shortchanged gifted kids? Not surprisingly, authors have been putting flesh and bones on these edu-issues,... -
Tales from the classroom updated for the testing era.
As Washington policymakers work to reauthorize the landmark No Child Left Behind Act, controversy abounds: Has the law fostered excessive test prep? Squeezed out science and social studies? Shortchanged gifted kids? Not surprisingly, authors have been putting flesh and bones on these edu-issues,...-
Reviewed by Ben Wildavsky