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Author: Diane Ravitch
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ISBN: 081577351X

National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide

In this book, nationally recognized education authority Diane Ravitch explains the origins of the movement to establish national standards and assessments; examines its rationale; defines what standards are and the purposes they might serve in education; explores the history of standards and assessments in American education; reviews evidence about student achievement in the United States; considers federal and state-level activities; and analyzes the prospects for a national system of standards and assessments. Download National Standards in American Education: A Citizen's Guide from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Ravitch asserts that raising standards is about raising the achievement levels not only of the best students, but of all students. She suggests that deciding what children should learn is the first step toward achieving this goal. National Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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