School Wars
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Story of the struggle for Britain's schools and a passionate call for education as public good.
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School Wars by Melissa Benn
Story of the struggle for Britain's schools and a passionate call for education as public good.
Melissa Benn deserves-demands-to be readThis is a passionate but well made argument for universal public education to promote every child's chances-not just for them, but for us. -- Will Hutton, author of Them and Us: Changing Britain – Why We Need a Fair Society
A tremendous book. It is a passionate polemic about the most important policy divide of the day, schooling, the area changing more at the hands of the coalition government than any other. -- Anthony Seldon * Observer *
[A] partisan but surprisingly fair book ... is refreshing, in a debate usually full of denunciations. -- Andy Beckett * Guardian *
A poetically eloquent ... [and] important watershed. It is a clear-sighted re-statement of why universal, comprehensive education is-obviously-the best option. It should, and hopefully will, be taken as a rallying call to the left. -- Phil Beadle * Independent *
A passionate defence of comprehensive schools. -- Peter Wilby * Guardian *
Superb, evidence-based history of the educational battleground during the second half of the last century. * Camden New Journal *
Short, well written and passionate. -- Francis Beckett * New Statesman *
A tremendous book. It is a passionate polemic about the most important policy divide of the day, schooling, the area changing more at the hands of the coalition government than any other. -- Anthony Seldon * Observer *
[A] partisan but surprisingly fair book ... is refreshing, in a debate usually full of denunciations. -- Andy Beckett * Guardian *
A poetically eloquent ... [and] important watershed. It is a clear-sighted re-statement of why universal, comprehensive education is-obviously-the best option. It should, and hopefully will, be taken as a rallying call to the left. -- Phil Beadle * Independent *
A passionate defence of comprehensive schools. -- Peter Wilby * Guardian *
Superb, evidence-based history of the educational battleground during the second half of the last century. * Camden New Journal *
Short, well written and passionate. -- Francis Beckett * New Statesman *
Melissa Benn is a journalist, novelist and campaigner. She has written for the Guardian, the New Statesman, Public Finance, Cosmopolitan and the London Review of Books, among many others. Her writing on education includes School Wars: the Battle for Britain's Education and A Comprehensive Future: Quality and Equality for All Our Children, written with Fiona Millar. In spring 2012 she won the Fred and Anne Jarvis award in recognition of her outstanding individual contribution for a fairer education system. She is also the author of What Shall we Tell Our Daughters? and the novel One of Us.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844677368 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844677362 |
| Title | School Wars |
| Author | Melissa Benn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2011-11-21 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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