Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.
Introduction -- Children Last -- Public Education, American-Style -- The Public Education Cartel -- The Plight of Teachers -- No Vendor Left Behind -- The Elephant in the Room--The Teachers Unions -- Democrats and Republicans (But Mostly Democrats) -- Friends with Deep Pockets -- The Corporate Role in Reform -- Leadership and Voters -- Kids Can Come First -- Parent Power.
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A critical exposé of how politics and special interests are compromising the American educational system reveals how parents can use consumer power to safeguard their children's interests, in a call to action that argues for increased accountability, school leader competence, and a reduction in union and bureaucrat decision-making powers.
Education-- Political aspects-- United States.
Educational change-- United States.
Public schools-- Political aspects-- United States.