The Right to Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools That WorkISBN: 978-0-7879-5942-5
Paperback
420 pages
August 2001, Jossey-Bass
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"While she recognizes the necessity for school reform and the
complexity of implementing it, Darling-Hammond remains optimistic
that systemic changes to ensure access to a meaningful education
for all children are possible. Her book is positive and hopeful and
serves as a fascinating account of American education and its
promise of 'the right to learn' for all children."
—Washington Post
"Darling-Hammond's central claim is well worth listening to. She
argues that American students do so poorly by comparison with
students in other industrialized countries not because we don't
give them enough work, but because our teaching is less thoughtful,
and because we are obsessed with bureaucratic processes rather than
educational outcomes."
—New York Times Book Review
One of the nation's most respected educators provides a vision of exceptional, learner-centered schools and describes the policies and practices that are needed to create these schools on a system-wide basis.