This handbook focuses on and compares the education systems in the three Americas: North, Central and South America, and includes a chapter on most countries in

An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering

This handbook focuses on the education systems in the three Americas, North, Central and South America, and includes a chapter on most countries in the region.

From David Osborne, the author of Reinventing Government--a biting analysis of the failure of America's public schools and a comprehensive plan for revitalizing

Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a declin