TY  - BOOK
AU  - McAdams,Richard P.
TI  - Exploring the myths and realities of today's schools: a candid review of the challenges educators face 
SN  - 1607098490
AV  - LA217.2 .M391 2010
U1  - 370.973 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Lanham, Md.
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Education
KW  - Public schools
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Teachers: the heart of the matter -- Daily life of a teacher -- Demographic changes and student achievement -- The impact of teacher unions -- The myth of merit pay -- School charters, vouchers, and privatization -- The legal tangle in education -- Curriculum and instruction: the what and how of schooling -- Students then and now -- The parent factor -- The limits of local control -- School boards -- The superintendent: CEO of the school district -- The critical role of the school principal -- Special education and other special services -- School finance -- Schools as organizations -- International comparisons -- Final exam
ER  -