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“john portz”

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  • Educational Accountability and American Federalism

    Moving Beyond a Test-Based Approach

    by John Portz ...
    This book offers important insights into the complex nature of educational accountability and its role in supporting school improvement. By developing two key concepts – educational accountability and American federalism – the book highlights various types of accountability that take place in different institutional settings.By moving beyond the long-standing, test-based, administrative approach ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • American Government

    Conflict, Compromise, And Citizenship

    by Christopher J Bosso, John Portz, Michael Tolley ...
    "Woven through this text is the unifying theme that American politics represents “conflict and compromise,” in direct opposition to the increasingly commonly held view that all politics is dirty and all politicians are crooks. By presenting a balance of essential factual content with a broad assessment of system dynamics and their policy effects, the authors provide an accessible yet sophisticated ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Leader-Managers in the Public Sector

    Managing for Results

    by Michael S. Dukakis, John H. Portz ...
    Highlights the skills and practices necessary for effective leader-managers in the public sector. It begins by clarifying the differences between leadership and management. It then draws on in-depth interviews with seven successful leader-managers in different policy fields to identify six critical skills and practices that are necessary for good leadership and good management in the public sector ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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  • No Shortcuts

    Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

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  • Unequal Protection

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  • A Question of RESPECT

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  • The Death and Life of the Great American School System

    How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

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    An urgent case for protecting public education, from one of America's best-known education expertsIn this landmark book, Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and experience, Ravitch ... Read more

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  • How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

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    Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy

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