NYC Schools Under Bloomberg/Klein: What Parents, Teachers and Policymakers Need to Know (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780557074372)

ed. by Ann Kjellberg and Leonie Haimson Educators, parents, and scholars challenge the Bloomberg administration's claims of progress in the New York City public schools. Seventeen writers argue that under Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein NYC schools have stagnated or lost ground in achievement, class size, curriculum and instruction, overcrowding, transparency, and equity. Authors DIANE RAVITCH and DEBORAH MEIER are respected scholars; JENNIFER JENNINGS, AARON PALLAS, DAVID BLOOMFIELD, and EMILY HOROWITZ are academics who have researched NYC schools extensively; STEVE KOSS is a former public school mathematics teacher and parent; STEVEN SANDERS and JAMES BRENNAN are former and current NY State Assembly members; HAZEL DUKES, UDI OFER, DEYCY AVITIA, and LEONIE HAIMSON are education advocates; SOL STERN, ANDREW WOLF, and MAISIE MCADOO are journalists covering education; PATRICK J. SULLIVAN is a public school parent serving on the Panel for Educational Policy, the city's central school board.

Author: Deycy Avitia,James F. Brennan,Leonie Haimson
ISBN-10: 0557074371
ISBN-13: 9780557074372
Publisher: Lulu Press
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2009
Pages: 182
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d