Table of Contents

	Introduction	p. xi
	Our Schools Are at Risk	p. 3
	The Context for Corporate Reform	p. 10
	Who Are the Corporate Reformers?	p. 19
	The Language of Corporate Reform	p. 32
	The Facts About Test Scores	p. 44
	The Facts About the Achievement Gap	p. 55
	The Facts About the International Test Scores	p. 63
	The Facts About High School Graduation Rates	p. 74
	The Facts About College Graduation Rates	p. 82
	How Poverty Affects Academic Achievement	p. 91
	The Facts About Teachers and Test Scores	p. 99
	Why Merit Pay Fails	p. 115
	Do Teachers Need Tenure and Seniority?	p. 124
	The Problem with Teach for America	p. 133
	The Mystery of Michelle Rhee	p. 145
	The Contradictions of Charters	p. 156
	Trouble in E-land	p. 180
	Parent Trigger, Parent Tricker	p. 198
	The Failure of Vouchers	p. 206
	Schools Don't Improve if They Are Closed	p. 214
	Solutions: Start Here	p. 224
	Begin at the Beginning	p. 227
	The Early Years Count	p. 230
	The Essentials of a Good Education	p. 234
	Class Size Matters for Teaching and Learning	p. 242
	Make Charters Work for All	p. 247
	Wraparound Services Make a Difference	p. 253
	Measure Knowledge and Skills with Care	p. 261
	Strengthen the Profession	p. 274
	Protect Democratic Control of Public Schools	p. 278
	The Toxic Mix	p. 290
	Privatization of Public Education Is Wrong	p. 300
	Conclusion: The Pattern on the Rug	p. 313
	Appendix	p. 327
	Acknowledgments	p. 353
	Notes	p. 355
	Index	p. 379

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