The Great School Wars: A History of the New York City Public Schools
- ISBN-10
- 0801864712
- ISBN-13
- 9780801864711
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 449
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-07-14
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Diane Ravitch
Description
"Eases quietly into a ferociously angry subject... Diane Ravitch affirms her faith in the American dream despite a detailed narrative which suggests, if anything, that education in New York has fairly consistently failed those who needed it most... Meticulously detailed and strains for fairness and impartiality." -- New York Times
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