The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's Public Schools
The Manufactured Crisis debunks the myths that test scores in America’s schools are falling, that illiteracy is rising, and that better funding has no benefit. It shares the good news about public education. Disputing conventional wisdom, this book ignited debate in Newsweek, The New York Times, and the entire teaching profession. Winner of the American Educational Research Association book award, The Manufactured Crisis is the best source of facts and analysis for people who care about...
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"The Manufactured Crisis debunks the myths that test scores in America’s schools are falling, that illiteracy is rising, and that better funding has no benefit. It shares the good news about public ed" Booknews Berliner (psychology and education, Arizona State U.-Tempe) and Biddle (journal editor, Social Psychology of Education) debunk familiar statistics about public schools and prove that SAT scores are rising for many groups, investments in education pay off in greater student achievements and earnings, and that many private schools are not better than public schools. They examine misguided proposals for correcting fictitious problems, and offer solutions to the real problems American schools face. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceCh. 1Thinking About Education in a Different Way1Ch. 2Myths About Achievement and Aptitude13Ch. 3Other Myths About American Schools65Ch. 4Why Now?129Ch. 5Poor Ideas for Reform173Ch. 6Real Problems of American Education215Ch. 7Toward the Improvement of Education281Ch. 8Fundamentals of School Improvement: Research and Compassion343Endnotes351References363Name Index393Subject Index403
\ BooknewsBerliner (psychology and education, Arizona State U.-Tempe) and Biddle (journal editor, Social Psychology of Education) debunk familiar statistics about public schools and prove that SAT scores are rising for many groups, investments in education pay off in greater student achievements and earnings, and that many private schools are not better than public schools. They examine misguided proposals for correcting fictitious problems, and offer solutions to the real problems American schools face. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
