{"product_id":"more-than-a-score-the-new-uprising-against-high-stakes-testing-paperback","title":"More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse Hagopian\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDiane Ravitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eAlfie Kohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jesse Hagopian brought a rare moment of truth to the corporate-dominated \u003ci\u003eEducation Nation\u003c\/i\u003e show when he spoke on behalf of his colleagues at Garfield High in Seattle. He instantly became the voice and face of the movement to stop pointless and punitive high-stakes testing.\"--Diane Ravitch, author of \u003ci\u003eReign of Terror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn cities across the country, students are walking out, parents are opting their children out, and teachers are rallying against the abuses of high-stakes standardized testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are the stories--in their own words--of some of those who are defying the corporate education reformers and fueling a national movement to reclaim public education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside the voices of students, parents, teachers, and grassroots education activists, the book features renowned education researchers and advocates, including Nancy Carrlson-Paige, Karen Lewis, and Monty Neill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Hagopian\u003c\/b\u003e teaches history and is the Black Student Union adviser at Garfield High School, the site of the historic boycott of the MAP test in 2013. He is an associate editor of \u003ci\u003eRethinking Schools\u003c\/i\u003e, and winner of the 2013 \"Secondary School Teacher of Year\" award from the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. He is a contributing author to \u003ci\u003eEducation and Capitalism: Struggles for Learning and Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed US History\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Agenda Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e Op-Ed page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesse Hagopian, the book's editor and contributing author, is a teacher at Seattle's Garfield High School, an editor for Rethinking Schools magazine, and was a leader in the historic boycott of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test of 2013. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50374776914157,"sku":"9781608463923","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/hOFsBeCxIW9781608463923.webp?v=1785551277","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/more-than-a-score-the-new-uprising-against-high-stakes-testing-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}