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ABOUT THE BOOK
In 1983, A Nation at Risk declared: “If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.” How did American educators respond? At first, there was an enthusiastic interest in raising academic standards, but by the late 1980s, some voices representing the modern middle school movement began a drive to reduce academic expectations. ...More
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Yecke is currently the Distinguished Senior Fellow for Education and Social Policy at the Center of the American Experiment. Previous to accepting this position, she served as the Commissioner of Education for the State of Minnesota. She was an award-winning public middle school and high school teacher before becoming a member of the Virginia State Board of Education, Deputy Secretary of Education, and Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She also served as the Director of Teacher Quality and Public School Choice at the U.S. Department of Education, as well the Senior Advisor to the White House ...More
ENDORSEMENTS
"Cheri Yecke offers a chilling yet accurate account of how an army of elite educators can successfully manufacture an adolescent crisis that resulted in the flawed middle school concept. That concept, by every measure, has failed our students and shortchanged their abilities."
Jeanne Allen
President, Center for Education Reform ...More
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There are many teachers fighting for better performance at the Middle and High School levels and your book has helped move us away from the "heretic" and "dissenter" labels. It's so nice when we can refer to people like you when we try to force school administrators to face common sense.
I just thought you'd like to know that your book has helped us feel that we aren't the only "crazy" people out there demanding proof before instituting educational "reform."
Andy Moore
English Teacher
Salem High School
Salem, MA 01970 ...More
