I used to think-- and now I think-- : twenty leading educators reflect on the work of school reform / edited by Richard F. Elmore.

Other author Elmore, Richard F.
Other author Harvard Education Press.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 192 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Twenty leading educators reflect on the work of school reform
Variant title 20 leading educators reflect on the work of school reform
Contents Introduction / Richard F. Elmore -- Arguing for theory / Jean Anyon -- Metis and the metrics of success / Ernesto J. Cortés Jr. -- Passion versus purpose / Rudy Crew -- What schools can do in a democratic society / Larry Cuban -- Policy is the problem, and other hard-won insights / Richard F. Elmore -- From progressive education to educational pluralism / Howard Gardner -- Five years is not enough / Beverly L. Hall -- Reflections on inclusion / Thomas Hehir -- Ideas have sharper edges than real phenomena / Jeffrey R. Henig -- You say "expert," I say... not so much / Frederick M. Hess -- Hope in the possible / Deborah Jewell-Sherman -- Rethinking unions' roles in education reform / Brad Jupp -- Whoever wanted a standardized child anyway? / Dennis Littky -- Rethinking trust / Deborah Meier -- "School reform" is not enough / Ron Miller -- Critical hope, in spite of it all / Sonia Nieto -- Turning around on turnarounds / Charles M. Payne -- Against the grain / Larry Rosenstock -- High-stakes progressive teacher unionism / Mark Simon -- Musings / Marshall S. Smith -- Notes -- About the editor -- About the contributors.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2010942141
ISBN1934742856 (pbk.)
ISBN9781934742853 (pbk.)
ISBN1934742864
ISBN9781934742860 (lib. ed.)