When School Reform Goes Wrong Book

A Prefatory Note     vii
Introduction     1
School Reform     9
The First Reform Movement     9
A Second Reform Movement     12
Today's Reform Movement     13
No Child Left Behind     14
Educational and Philosophical Differences     15
A Closer Look at Recent Preform     16
Words     20
Lanaguage to Dissemble     20
Political Correctness     23
The Language of Reform     25
Equality     28
Equality as Sameness     28
Equal Opportunity     34
Accountability     38
Responsibility     39
Accountability and Learning     41
Accountability and Health and Safety     47
Standards     50
Content Standards     50
Performance Standards     57
Opportunity-to-Learn Standards     60
Testing     64
Testing and Intellectual Growth     64
High Stakes     67
Waste and Corruption     71
Choice     73
School Choice     73
Real Choice     75
The Moral ofthe Story     79
Bibliography     85
Index     87
About the Author     93