poverty, testing, and failure in American schools /
First Statement of Responsibility
Dale D. Johnson and Bonnie Johnson.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lanham, Md. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 257 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The realities of an underfunded school -- September: the children we teach -- October: regulating teaching -- November: drugs, poverty, and test scores -- December: "clamp down" -- January: test preparation, the pace quickens -- February: pep rallies for tests -- March: test-day traumas -- April: freedom to teach and learn -- May: "I don't want to spend my time on paperwork" -- How can we build a better future? Recommendations for policy change -- Today a nation of testing.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Educational accountability-- Louisiana, Case studies.
Educational equalization-- Louisiana, Case studies.
Educational tests and measurements-- Louisiana, Case studies.
Poor children-- Education-- Louisiana, Case studies.