{"product_id":"learning-from-the-federal-market-based-reforms-lessons-for-essa-9781681235035","title":"Learning from the Federal Market Based Reforms: Lessons for ESSA","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past twenty years  educational policy has been characterized by top-down  market-focused policies combined with a push toward privatization and school choice. The new Every Student Succeeds Act continues along this path  though with decision-making authority now shifted toward the states. These market-based reforms have often been touted as the most promising response to the challenges of poverty and educational disenfranchisement. But has this approach been successful? Has learning improved? Have historically low-scoring schools turned around or have the reforms had little effect? Have these narrow conceptions of schooling harmed the civic and social purposes of education in a democracy? This book presents the evidence. Drawing on the work of the nations most prominent researchers  the book explores the major elements of these reforms  as well as the social  political  and educational contexts in which they take place. It examines the evidence supporting the most common school improvement strategies: school choice; reconstitutions  or massive personnel changes; and school closures. From there  it presents the research findings cutting across these strategies by addressing the evidence on test score trends  teacher evaluation  miracle schools  the Common Core State Standards  school choice  the newly emerging school improvement industry  and re-segregation  among others. The weight of the evidence indisputably shows little success and no promise for these reforms. Thus  the authors counsel strongly against continuing these failed policies. The book concludes with a review of more promising avenues for educational reform  including the necessity of broader societal investments for combatting poverty and adverse social conditions. While schools cannot single-handedly overcome societal inequalities  important work can take place within the public school system  with evidence-based interventions such as early childhood education  detracking  adequate funding and full-service community schoolsall intended to renew our nations commitment to democracy and equal educational opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789529571381,"sku":"ByrdShop_168123503X","price":91.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681235035.jpg?v=1784693198","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/learning-from-the-federal-market-based-reforms-lessons-for-essa-9781681235035","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}