LEADER 03575oam 2200721 a 450 001 9910958164003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798216030164 010 $a9786610928101 010 $a9781280928109 010 $a1280928107 010 $a9780313011382 010 $a0313011389 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216030164 035 $a(CKB)111087028138698 035 $a(OCoLC)614720858 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10023123 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000264893 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11937555 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264893 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10290467 035 $a(PQKB)11640535 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000816 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10023123 035 $a(OCoLC)55490536 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000816 035 $a(OCoLC)1435636090 035 $a(DLC)BP9798216030164BC 035 $a(Perlego)4202549 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028138698 100 $a20010629e20022024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnequal opportunity $ea crisis in America's schools? /$fBruce M. Mitchell, Robert E. Salsbury 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2002. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (151 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780897897204 311 08$a089789720X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Early Beginnings of American Education -- 2 Who are the Critics and Why? -- 3 Are Private Schools Really Better? -- 4 Gifted Education: An Elitist Practice? -- 5 Multicultural Education: An Antidote to Educational Inequality? -- 6 American Education and the Courts -- 7 If the Nation's Public School System Crumbles, So What? -- 8 A Blueprint for Saving the Public Schools -- 9 Epilogue -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aThe authors discuss the history of American education and its goals in a democratic society. The nature of the criticisms of public education and the motivations of the critics are examined. The final section includes an analysis of the significance of the public education system's possible demise, a suggested plan of action for the improvement of public education, and a Guerrilla Handbook which offers suggestions for parents wishing to secure the best possible public education for their children. John Dewey said What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all its children. Any other idea for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy. The authors argue that the nation's public schools must be serious about demanding equal educational opportunities without regard for affluence level, religious background, race, gender, or ethnicity. 606 $aEducational equalization$zUnited States 606 $aDiscrimination in education$zUnited States 606 $aChildren with social disabilities$xEducation$zUnited States 615 0$aEducational equalization 615 0$aDiscrimination in education 615 0$aChildren with social disabilities$xEducation 676 $a379.2/6/0973 700 $aMitchell$b Bruce M$01797281 701 $aSalsbury$b Robert E$01797282 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958164003321 996 $aUnequal opportunity$94339428 997 $aUNINA