Losing America's Schools : The Fight to Reclaim Public Education

"Losing America's Schools: The Fight to Reclaim Public Education is a call to save one of the last great democratic institutions in America. Corporatization, charter schools, misleading claims of skill gaps, the loss of Separation of Church and State, deprofessionalization, and the over -- use of technology all threaten the existence of the schools that belong to all Americans. This book addresses the problems surrounding those issues, and is a tribute to the groups and individuals who are fighting draconian reforms in order to save our public schools. It is the sequel to Misguided Education Reform: Debating the Impact on Students."--Publisher's description The author examines how corporatization, charter schools, the dissemination of misinformation, separation of church and state issues, and an overemphasis on technology are threatening the existence of public education in the United States