{"title":"Education Politics And Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the crucial intersection of education, politics and policy. Explore a curated collection illuminating the forces shaping our schools, governments, and society. Browse insightful analyses and informed perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"striving-in-common-book-jennifer-jellison-holme-9781682532522","title":"Striving in Common","description":"Builds a bridge between two largely disparate, yet interconnected, conversations - those among education reformers on the one hand, and urban reformers on the other. In this carefully considered volume, the authors show how the challenges faced by urban schools are linked to issues of regional equity and civic capacity.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49624269455633,"sku":"GOR013119917","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49949976559889,"sku":"CIN1682532526G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51686717489425,"sku":"CIN1682532526VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1682532526.jpg?v=1763476122"},{"product_id":"are-charters-different-book-zachary-w-oberfield-9781682530672","title":"Are Charters Different?","description":"In his new book, Zachary W. Oberfield investigates the question of whether charter schools cultivate different teaching climates from those found in traditional public schools. To answer this question, Oberfield examined hundreds of thousands of teacher surveys from across the nation. The result is a trenchant analysis that deepens our understanding of what the charter experiment means for the future of US public education.  Are Charters Different? shows that the teaching climates of charter and public schools do differ in important ways and explores the relative strengths and weaknesses of each. In addition, the book inquires into critical differences within the charter sector, between for-profit and nonprofit charters, and between independently operated schools and those that are part of educational management organizations. Ultimately, the book argues, the choice between charter and public schools should be more about what we value in public education and consider acceptable trade-offs.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49778563973393,"sku":"CIN1682530671G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52106852630801,"sku":"CIN1682530671VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1682530671.jpg?v=1763472837"},{"product_id":"compete-or-close-book-julia-a-mcwilliams-9781682533123","title":"Compete or Close","description":"In districts from Chicago to New York to Washington, DC, neighborhood public schools are being forced to compete with charter schools for students and resources, often under the threat of school closure. In Compete or Close, Julia A. McWilliams provides a compelling ethnographic study of one such school, a neighborhood high school in Philadelphia—a district where rising privatization and chronic underfunding cast these common tensions into sharp relief. The book poses two questions: What strategies do schools deploy to minimize market risk and signal their value to stakeholders—district administrators, funders, parents, and students? And how do these strategies conflict with the schools' mission to serve all children?     An astute and compassionate observer, McWilliams paints a devastating portrait of a neighborhood public school under siege, in which educators are panicked by the threat of closure and determined to survive at all costs. McWilliams's book is a powerful indictment of the role of competition in American education today and offers empirical evidence and a theoretical understanding of the mechanisms through which market forces may conflict with the preservation of education as a public good.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50172457615633,"sku":"CIN1682533123VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50398200103185,"sku":"CIN1682533123G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1682533123.jpg?v=1763481801"},{"product_id":"challenging-the-one-best-system-book-katrina-e-bulkley-9781682535707","title":"Challenging the One Best System","description":"In Challenging the One Best System, a team of leading education scholars offers a rich comparative analysis of the set of urban education governance reforms collectively known as the 'portfolio management model.' They investigate the degree to which this model-a system of schools operating under different types of governance and with different degrees of autonomy-challenges the standard structure of district governance famously characterized by David Tyack as 'the one best system.'   The authors examine the design and enactment of the portfolio management model in three major cities: New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Denver. They identify the five interlocking mechanisms at the core of the model-planning and oversight, choice, autonomy, human capital, and school supports-and show how these are implemented differently in each city. Using rich qualitative data from extensive interviews, the authors trace the internal tensions and tradeoffs that characterize these systems and highlight the influence of historical and contextual factors as well. Most importantly, they question whether the portfolio management model represents a fundamental restructuring of education governance or more incremental change, and whether it points in the direction of meaningful improvement in school practices.   Drawing on a rigorous, multimethod study, Challenging the One Best System represents a significant contribution to our understanding of system-level change in education.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50398234181905,"sku":"CIN1682535703G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52111067087121,"sku":"NGR9781682535707","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1682535703.jpg?v=1751215421"},{"product_id":"fight-for-america-s-schools-book-barbara-ferman-9781682530955","title":"The Fight for America's Schools","description":"Investigates how parents, communities, teachers, unions, and students are mobilizing to oppose market-based reforms in education. Drawing on a series of rich case studies, the book illustrates how disparate groups can forge new alliances to work together toward common goals.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52101914755345,"sku":"NGR9781682530955","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781682530955.jpg?v=1763485123"},{"product_id":"outside-money-in-school-board-elections-book-jeffrey-r-henig-9781682532829","title":"Outside Money in School Board Elections","description":"Documents and analyses the injection of external funding into local elections. Drawing on a detailed study of elections in five districts (Bridgeport, Connecticut, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and New Orleans), the authors explore what happens when national issues percolate downward into local politics.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52934735167761,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52934735954193,"sku":"CIN1682532828VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781682532829.jpg?v=1765844608"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/education-politics-and-policy-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}