School Choice and the Betrayal of Democracy. How Market-Based Education Reform Fails Our Communities, Hardback - ***

Examines political calls for market-based education reform and explores the efforts of public-school advocates to build democratically spirited con...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Jon HaleNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 141 x 219 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

Reducere. This biography of Alcibiades, the charismatic Athenian statesman and general (c. 450-404 BC) who achieved both renown and infamy during the Pelopon...

A reassuring guide to navigating the challenges of modern media and staying sane in a world that does not turn off.Publisher: The School of Life Pr...

Reducere. This investigative feat tells the shocking, heartbreaking story of uranium mining on the Navajo reservation and its terrible legacy of sickness and...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 10 bw illusNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 178 x 251 x 28Cover type: Har...

The tragedy of US involvement in Puerto Rico, tracing the decades of economic and political exploitation that led to the debt crisis, hobbled the h...

This book discusses how East Asia has introduced school and curricular reform to reflect democratic citizenship and globalized skills and competenc...

This multi-book set includes both Volumes of The Betrayal of Liberal Economics by Amos Witztum.The presumed sovereignty of individuals and the faci...

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From "pharma bros" to everday household budgets, just how did the pharmaceutical industry betray its own history--and how can it return to its trad...

Reducere. Since Ronald Reagan left office--and particularly after his death--his shadow has loomed large over American politics: Republicans and many Democra...

Reducere. Natalie is utterly determined to cement her position at the top of the high school social ladder by becoming prom queen. When it looks like an inte...

Reducere. A deeply though-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness.--Naomi Klein, author of The Shock...

Reducere. In The Jesuits, Malachi Martin reveals for the first time the harrowing behind-the-scenes story of the "new" worldwide Society of Jesus. The leader...

Reducere. "Absorbing . . . Riveting . . . A legal thriller."--Kevin Boyle, The New York Times Book ReviewFollowing the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a to...

Reducere. A classic expose in company with An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, The Story of Stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring the th...

Young people have the potential to educate and inspire their communities, if only adults will listen to them. Felton Earls and Mary Carlson have sp...

‘Hums with living history, human warmth and indignation’ New York TimesLess a mystery unsolved than a secret well keptThe mystery has haunted gener...

The book combines case studies with diverse groups across the country that are using different media - including mural arts, dance, and video - wit...

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The New York Times best-seller that shows how market pricing screwed up the economy and argues for a new way of thinking about what things are real...

Here, for the first time, is a simple, single explanation for the major problems facing the world today. Environmental superstar Annie Leonard has ...

Reducere. The Full Value School provides a clear roadmap for dramatically changing the culture and climate of your classroom and school. Using highly engagin...

During the course of American history, wrongful events have occurred and certain Americans have stood up and spoken out against these wrongs: Tom P...

Reducere. Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team--led by an obsessed retired F...

Reducere. The fate of feudal Japan hangs in the balance in this bloody conclusion to the epic Blood Ninja trilogy. Taro is at a crossroads: He has vanquished...

This dual biography of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots tells the story of their intense and embattled relationship, and their uniting struggles...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Rosemary SullivanNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 34Cover type: PaperbackRedesc...

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DescriptionShattered Minds is the first book to investigate how American military bureaucracies have let our troops down by failing to upgrade one ...

This timely and compelling anthology is a rousing call-to-action for all of us to help transform the world into a just, peaceful, and thriving one....

Leading scholars combine theory and case studies to reveal how elite corporations are increasingly influencing how public education provision and s...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the U. S. and around the world, we are mired in political conflicts that are filled with bitterness, hatred, prejudice and personal a...

"'A Federal Right to Education' explores connections between education, law, and democracy"--

DescriptionThe presumed sovereignty of individuals and the facilitating powers of the markets have generated a universal and ethically neutral conc...

DescriptionIn Diverse Families, Desirable Schools, Mira Debs offers a richly detailed study of public Montessori schools, which make up the largest...

DescriptionYour Choice Book 3 covers the 2019 Health, Relationships and Sex Education curriculum, offering advice and practical techniques for mana...

Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her fam...

Publisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 3 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 624Collection: Studies in AntisemitismPublication ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 10 bw illusNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 254 x 247 x 23Cover type: Pap...