Two decades ago A Nation at Risk sounded a national alarm on K-12 education. Now, an equally urgent alarm is being sounded for higher education in America. In Declining by Degrees, leading authors and educators such as Tom Wolfe, Jim Fallows, and Jay Mathews provide us with a valuable understanding of the serious issues facing colleges today, such as budget cuts, grade inflation, questionable recruitment strategies, and a major focus on Big Time Sports. Tied to the … More >>
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk
Education for Action, 4E
Get more than a degree–get involved! Education and action are the fundamental components of social change. If you want to make a difference in the world, EDUCATION FOR ACTION can help you make informed choices. This new revised and expanded edition contains program descriptions, key faculty contacts and their interests, course titles, degree information, and crucial addresses, email, and telephone and fax numbers. EDUCATION FOR ACTION is an invaluable tool for work… More >>
Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Misconceptions About Public Education in the U.S.
Gerald Bracey knows there are three kinds of lies in education policy: lies, damned lies, and the statistics that reactionary reformers tout as evidence in favor of dismantling our public schools. In this second and substantially updated edition of the hard-hitting Setting the Record Straight, Bracey, whom Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews called “one of this country’s most authoritative defenders of the work of public school teachers,” goes toe-to-toe … More >>
