Table of Contents:
  • Political advocacy versus academic authority: defining educational inquiry and defending public institutions
  • Policy as propaganda: a critical examination of NCLB
  • The cultural psychology of the right
  • The myth of scientifically based research
  • The science of teacher testing
  • Contested visions of public schooling for a democratic society
  • Left back: punditry or history?
  • A renewed vision of good teaching and good schools
  • Rediscovering and reclaiming public education in a democratic society.