Cutting Through the Hype: The Essential Guide to School Reform is a
revised, expanded, and updated version of the classic work by Jane L. David and
Larry Cuban. It offers balanced analyses of 23 currently popular school reform
strategies, from teacher performance pay and putting mayors in charge to
turnaround schools and data-driven instruction. Avoiding the heated rhetoric and
exaggerated claims that accompany many education reforms, each chapter explains
clearly and concisely what each reform intends to do, what happens in reality,
and what it takes to make it work. Written by two savvy and experienced
educator-researchers, Cutting Through the Hype is a book for expert and
nonexpert readers alike policymakers, researchers, school leaders, teachers, and
concerned citizens and parents indeed, for all who are committed to schools and
have a stake in their success. Description and image from Amazon.com.