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It began when the Russians launched a basketball-sized object into space on October 4, 1957.  Sputnik, the Russian space probe, was visible from earth and a reminder that they had beat us to the punch and a sign the US needed to do a better job educating and training Americans.  From Sputnik to A Nation At Risk, No Child Left Behind, and now Race to the Top, ConversationED explains the hamster-wheel phenomenon of education reform.

In the book ConversationED, Kathleen Jasper provides a perspective rarely represented in the current education conversation: school administrator turned education activist. The book draws on personal accounts, research and history to instigate a conversation about the role large corporations and politics play in the push for more standardization and high-stakes tests in American public schools.

[/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end][/ezcol_1half_end]The book ConversationED is coming in early 2015. However, you can get started reading today by entering your email address below. We’ll send you a chapter straight to your inbox and get you on the preorder list.