Benn, Melissa <br/><br/>
The truth about our schools :  exposing the myths, exploring the evidence / 
Melissa Benn and Janet Downs. 
 - xiv, 169 pages 
<br/><br/>Myth number 1: comprehensive education has failed -- Myth number 2: local authorities control and hold back schools -- Myth number 3: choice, competition and markets are the route to educational success -- Myth number 4: choice will improve education in England: the free school model -- Myth number 5: academies raise standards -- Myth number 6: teachers don't need qualifications -- Myth number 7: private schools have the magic DNA -- Myth number 8: progressive education lowers standards. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138937161 9781138937178 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Great Britain.<br/>Education and state--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.941