Academy High School » Life http://www.academyhighschool.com "The School That Communicates With Today's Youth!" Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education http://www.academyhighschool.com/the-death-and-life-of-the-great-american-school-system-how-testing-and-choice-are-undermining-education#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.academyhighschool.com/the-death-and-life-of-the-great-american-school-system-how-testing-and-choice-are-undermining-education#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 20:51:20 +0000 admin http://www.academyhighschool.com/the-death-and-life-of-the-great-american-school-system-how-testing-and-choice-are-undermining-education

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A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts.

Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and expe… More >>

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

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The new building blocks for learning in a complex world This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills… More >>

21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times

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