Ebook Strong states, weak schools: The benefits and dilemmas of centralized accountability

Ebook "Strong states, weak schools: The benefits and dilemmas of centralized accountability" civic leaders around the globe now press educators to raise the performance of students and schools. Backed by a colorful array of odd bedfellows - from corporate interests to advocates for the poor - politicians seek to narrow the aims of learning, advance routine curricular packages, and tightly align standardized tests.