Jal Mehta: 3 books
The Allure of Order
High Hopes, Dashed Expectations, and the Troubled Quest to Remake American Schooling
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Ted Kennedy and George W. Bush agreed on little, but united behind the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Passed in late 2001, it was hailed as a dramatic new departure in school reform. It would make the states set high standards, measure student progress, and hold failing schools accountable. A decade...
In Search of Deeper Learning
The Quest to Remake the American High School
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2019
An award-winning professor and an accomplished educator, Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine take us beyond the hype of reform and inside some of America’s most innovative classrooms to show what is working—and what isn’t. In a world where test scores have been king, this boldly humanistic book offers a rich account of what education can be at its best.
Rampage
The Social Roots of School Shootings
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
A distinguished sociologist reveals the warning signs of a school shooter--and why we so often miss them
Parkland. Sandy Hook. Columbine. The list of school shootings gets longer by the day, and it often seems like no school is safe. Over the last decades, school shootings have decimated communities...