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Tampio, Nicholas,

Common core : National education standards and the threat to democracy / Nicholas Tampio. - ix, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Arguments for national education standards -- Arguments against national education standards -- English standards, close reading, and testing -- Math standards, understanding, and college and career readiness -- Science standards, scientific unity, and the problem of sustainability -- History standards, american identity, and the politics of storytelling -- Sexuality standards, gender identity, and religious freedom -- Conclusion democracy, education standards, and local control -- Epilogue democracy and the test refusal movement.

ISBN: 9781421424637 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1421424630 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781421424644 (electronic) 1421424649 (electronic)

LCCN: 2017019813

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education--Standards--United States.
Education and state--United States.
Educational accountability--United States.
Decentralization in government--United States.
Central-local government relations--United States.
Democracy--United States.

LC Class. No.: LB3060.83 / .T36 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 379.158 TAM