Making Failure Pay - For-Profit Tutoring, High-Stakes Testing, and Public Schools - Jill P. Koyama

Making Failure Pay - For-Profit Tutoring, High-Stakes Testing, and Public Schools - Bog af Jill P. Koyama - Paperback

A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies and to pay them with federal funds. This title takes a hard look at the implications of this blurring of the boundaries between government, schools, and commerce in New York City.