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Common Core : National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy.

Tampio, Nicholas.

Common Core : National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (215 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Do We Need a Common Core? -- 1. Arguments for National Education Standards -- 2. Arguments against National Education Standards -- 3. English Standards, Close Reading, and Testing -- 4. Math Standards, Understanding, and College and Career Readiness -- 5. Science Standards, Scientific Unity, and the Problem of Sustainability -- 6. History Standards, American Identity, and the Politics of Storytelling -- 7. Sexuality Standards, Gender Identity, and Religious Minorities -- Conclusion. Democracy, Education Standards, and Local Control -- Epilogue. Democracy and the Test Refusal Movement -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- About the Author.

Ultimately, this lively and accessible book presents a compelling case that the greater threat to democratic education comes from centralized government control rather than from local education authorities.

9781421424644


Education-Standards-United States.
Education and state-United States.
Educational accountability-United States.


Electronic books.

LB3060.83 .T36 2018

379.1/58

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