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The flat world and education : how America's commitment to equity will determine our future / Linda Darling-Hammond.

By: Series: Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Teachers College Press, c2010.Description: xiv, 394 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780807749623 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780807749630 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 379.2/60973 22
LOC classification:
  • LC213 .D37 2010
Contents:
The flat world, educational inequality, and America's future -- The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed -- New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap -- Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? -- A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't) -- Steady work : how countries build successful systems -- Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching -- Organizing for success : from inequality to quality -- Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-374) and index.

The flat world, educational inequality, and America's future -- The anatomy of inequality : how the opportunity gap is constructed -- New standards and old inequalities : how testing narrows and expands the opportunity gap -- Inequality on trial : does money make a difference? -- A tale of three states : what happens when states invest strategically (or don't) -- Steady work : how countries build successful systems -- Doing what matters most : developing competent teaching -- Organizing for success : from inequality to quality -- Policy for quality and equality : toward genuine school reform.

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