Building a Learning Culture in America takes an incisive, no-holds-barred look at how America embraced and cultivated a culture of learning in the past, how that culture declined in the sixties and seventies, and what must be done to regain it
Building a Learning Culture in America takes an incisive, no-holds-barred look at how America embraced and cultivated a culture of learning in the past, how that culture declined in the sixties and seventies, and what must be done to regain it
Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Endorsements Introduction Part 1. The Politics of Reform-My Struggle for School Choice 1 My Personal History of Learning 2 A Look at Education in America The Creation of an Education System "For All" 1960s and 1970s: In the Midst of Great Change, Our Schools Remained Stagnant 3 A Nation at Risk: Then and Now A Nation at Risk The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools 4 Equal Opportunity Education: A Civil Rights Issue A Family History of Activism Experiencing Racism Firsthand 5 Public Service in Our Nation's Capital 6 Heading Up the Education Committee 7 Running for Mayor and Growing Charter Schools in DC 8 School Vouchers in DC 9 Losing My Council Seat and Joining the Education Reform Movement 10 Glimmers of Hope Part 2. Achieving Reform: Building a Learning Culture in America Introduction 11 Establishing a New Brand of Nationalism 12 Removing Politics 13 All Children Can Learn 14 Encouraging Education Activism 15 Considering How Other Cultures Teach and Learn 16 Let Us Model Our Learning Culture Movement on Other Successful Social Change Movements The Civil Rights Movement The Environmental Movement Gay Rights Movement Public Health Movement Technology's Role in Enacting Social Change The Learning Culture Movement 17 Trusted Voices Championing the Cause 18 Celebrating Models and Teachers That Work Part 3. Some Success Stories 19 Three Schools and One School District with Great Teachers and a Learning Culture Salemwood School Houston Heights Learning Academy Village Leadership Academy The Lindsay Unified School District Conclusion: Finding Hope Bibliography Index
Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Endorsements Introduction Part 1. The Politics of Reform-My Struggle for School Choice 1 My Personal History of Learning 2 A Look at Education in America The Creation of an Education System "For All" 1960s and 1970s: In the Midst of Great Change, Our Schools Remained Stagnant 3 A Nation at Risk: Then and Now A Nation at Risk The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools 4 Equal Opportunity Education: A Civil Rights Issue A Family History of Activism Experiencing Racism Firsthand 5 Public Service in Our Nation's Capital 6 Heading Up the Education Committee 7 Running for Mayor and Growing Charter Schools in DC 8 School Vouchers in DC 9 Losing My Council Seat and Joining the Education Reform Movement 10 Glimmers of Hope Part 2. Achieving Reform: Building a Learning Culture in America Introduction 11 Establishing a New Brand of Nationalism 12 Removing Politics 13 All Children Can Learn 14 Encouraging Education Activism 15 Considering How Other Cultures Teach and Learn 16 Let Us Model Our Learning Culture Movement on Other Successful Social Change Movements The Civil Rights Movement The Environmental Movement Gay Rights Movement Public Health Movement Technology's Role in Enacting Social Change The Learning Culture Movement 17 Trusted Voices Championing the Cause 18 Celebrating Models and Teachers That Work Part 3. Some Success Stories 19 Three Schools and One School District with Great Teachers and a Learning Culture Salemwood School Houston Heights Learning Academy Village Leadership Academy The Lindsay Unified School District Conclusion: Finding Hope Bibliography Index
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