Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Misconceptions About Public Education in the U.S.Read any newspaper or magazine and you will undoubtedly find something that criticizes our public education system. In his second edition of Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Misconceptions About Public Education in the U.S., Gerald Bracey offers insightful analyses of some of the most common attacks from the public about our educational system. Bracey's book covers a multitude of topics including charter schools, SAT scores, No Child Left Behind, vouchers and unfair comparisons of public and private schools. In each essay, Bracey, a longtime columnist in the monthly Phi Delta Kappan, offers a succinct suc·cinct adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est 1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style. 2. rebuttal rebuttal n. evidence introduced to counter, disprove or contradict the opposition's evidence or a presumption, or responsive legal argument. to each unfair or unsubstantiated statement about the supposed woes of public education. He bolsters his commentary with research data and a detailed explanation to support his claims that much of what we hear about the demise of our educational system is misinformation mis·in·form tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms To provide with incorrect information. mis or just plain wrong. Each rebuttal includes additional references that Bracey believes further bolsters his argument. This book is an excellent source of data for administrators who have grown weary of listening to the dinner party chatter about what is wrong with public education today. After reading Bracey's question-and-rebuttal approach to the most current complaints of education, school administrators will be ready to weigh in and set the record straight. (Setting the Record Straight: Responses to Misconceptions About Public Education in the U.S., 2nd edition, by Gerald W. Bracey, Heinemann, 2004, Portsmouth, N.H., 232 pp., $21 softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. ) Lane B. Mills Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. for Accountability and Technology, Wilson County Wilson County is the name of four counties in the United States:
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