http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/results.pperl?max_returns=20&pub_date=back365%5fahead30&cat_id_ex=Education%20%2d%20Educational%20Policy%20%26amp%3b%20Reform%3a3636&best= http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/rss.pperl?max_returns=20&pub_date=back365%5fahead30&cat_id_ex=Education%20%2d%20Educational%20Policy%20%26amp%3b%20Reform%3a3636&best= en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032954 http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032954 <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032954"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780807032954" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032954">Educational Courage</a> Resisting the Ambush of Public Education<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=123466">Mara Sapon-Shevin</a> and <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=157867">Nancy Schniedewind</a></h3><b>Trade Paperback</b>, 240 pages | Beacon Press | Education - Educational Policy & Reform; Education - Students & Student Life | <b>$19.00</b> | September 4, 2012 | 978-0-8070-3295-4 (0-8070-3295-6)<p>Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. In <i>Educational Courage</i>, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin bring together the voices of those who are resisting market-driven initiatives such as high-stakes testing, charter schools, mayoral control, and merit pay. The diverse narrators who write in this volume confront the educational agendas that undermine teachers&rsquo; judgment and knowledge, ignore the different backgrounds of students and parents, and debase the learning process. Yet these educators, parents, and activists also offer stories of resistance and hope as they fight to uphold the ideals of democratic public education.</p><br clear="all"> 2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00 http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032961 http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032961 <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032961"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780807032961" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807032961">Educational Courage</a> Resisting the Ambush of Public Education<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=123466">Mara Sapon-Shevin</a> and <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=157867">Nancy Schniedewind</a></h3><b>eBook</b> | Beacon Press | Education - Educational Policy & Reform; Education - Students & Student Life | <b>$19.00</b> | September 4, 2012 | 978-0-8070-3296-1 (0-8070-3296-4)<p>Lost amid the debate over educational policies are the stories of the educators, parents, and students who are most affected by legislation such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top. In <i>Educational Courage</i>, veteran educators and activists Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin bring together the voices of those who are resisting market-driven initiatives such as high-stakes testing, charter schools, mayoral control, and merit pay. The diverse narrators who write in this volume confront the educational agendas that undermine teachers&rsquo; judgment and knowledge, ignore the different backgrounds of students and parents, and debase the learning process. Yet these educators, parents, and activists also offer stories of resistance and hope as they fight to uphold the ideals of democratic public education.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i></p><br clear="all"> 2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00