The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781594037108)

Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. For decades now, America has been investing ever-growing fortunes into its K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse results. Public schools haven't changed much from the late 19th century industrial model and as a result young Americans are left increasingly unprepared for a competitive global economy. At the same time, Americans are spending more than they can afford on higher education, driven by the kind of cheap credit that fueled the housing bubble. With college graduates unable to secure employment or pay off student loans, the real-world value of a traditional college education is in question.

In The New School, Glenn Harlan Reynolds explains how parents, students and educators can, and must, reclaim and remake American education. Already, Reynolds explains, many Americans are abandoning traditional education for new models. Many are going to charter schools or private schools, but others are going another step beyond and making the leap to online education--over 1.8 million K-12 students already.

The New School does not prescribe a one-size-fits-all solution for education. Americans require a diverse system of innovative approaches--each suited to a family's needs and spending potential. But with the profusion of online education, school choice, and even a return to alternatives like apprenticeships and on the job training, Americans hold the power to lower costs and improve outcomes from the ground up.

Author: Glenn Harlan Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1594037108
ISBN-13: 9781594037108
Publisher: Encounter Books
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2014
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2014 pg. 126