The only handbook of its kind to bring together materials from a wide range of authoritative works, providing the reader with a comprehensive overview of reform

This book focuses on important theoretical and policy debates on educational reform, with detailed analyses of reforms in 11 countries. It also explores the eff

The prize-winning PBS correspondent's provocative antidote to America's misguided approaches to K-12 school reform During an illustrious four-decade career at N

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