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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Patricia Burch |
| ISBN: | 9780415955676 041595567X 9780203883945 0203883942 9780415955669 0415955661 |
| OCLC Number: | 234234071 |
| Description: | xv, 181 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Trends and origins -- Inside the market -- Privatization and its intermediaries -- Shadow privatization: local experiences with supplemental education services -- Invisible influences: for-profit firms and virtual charter schools -- In the interstices: benchmark assessments, district contracts, and nclb -- Working for transparency -- Appendix A: research design and methodology -- Appendix B: new privatization trends and questions conjoined -- Appendix C: basic information on companies. |
| Series Title: | Critical social thought. |
| Responsibility: | Patricia Burch. |
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This book should not be interpreted as a polemic against NCLB or private providers, but instead it should be seen as turning the light on in the basement and exposing the dark corners...Burch is masterful at conveying a knowledge of the layers of policy in NCLB."--Education Review, February 2010 Read more...
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