Readers will discover illustrated portraits of each featured inspirational woman, a historical account of their impact on society, interesting facts and important dates, and hundreds of illustrations by Ilu Ros. This book is truly an immersive reading experience.
Read MoreA Parent's Guide to Public Education in the 21st Century Book Discussion Guide is intended for discussion groups made up of parents, teachers, pre-service teaching candidates, school board members or anyone interested in the public schools and the children who attend them.
Read More“This book gives us hope that the dream of a great American school system is alive and well and will not end no matter how choppy the waters become.”
Read MoreBio-punk. Weird literature. A sci-fi fantasy that is frighteningly real. Split Second Solution is a dystopian urban novel set in New York City in 2022 that predicted the rise of Trump (the Ginger Tom) and anticipates his fall.
Read MoreNominated for a pulitzer prize and a finalist in the USA Best Book Awards in the historical fiction category, “Devil Knows: A Tale of Murder and Madness in America’s First Century” is a mystery-in-the-archives thriller written with great charm and cinematic flair.
Read MoreThe Wisdom and Wit of Diane Ravitch is an invaluable guide to the past decade of education “reform”. It is a contemporaneous history of a host of fatally flawed projects, including the Common Core standards, charter schools, vouchers, Race to the Top, and paying and/or evaluating teachers based on their students’ test scores.
Read More“This new book is more personal than anything I’ve seen from Ravitch on the shelves before. It’s a collection of vignettes taken from the last decade of her writing. Flashes of inspiration, snippets of thoughts, bursts of criticism and humor. They’re perfect for perusing and really quite addictive.”
Read More“In ‘Rosie's Umbrella’, Denny Taylor beautifully captures what happens when young adults have opportunities to grapple with injustices that relate to identity, culture, and history. This novel will inspire young and old to pursue their own social justice investigation.”
Read MoreDiane is a warrior of ideas who has stood courageously against lavishly financed purveyors of reactionary ideologies. Billionaires are calling for the privatization of democratically run public schools in America and she won’t have it. This book is a compilation of a decade of her winning arguments.
Read MoreFor those of us who experience doubt as to whether public education can be changed in this country, and whether much can be done to change the course of history for this treasured democratic institution, Diane’s book provides hope. For this we must thank her.
Read MoreThis book describes how teachers can document and support children's learning through anecdotal notes and biographic profiles. A brilliant work that helps teachers to observe learners closely and to interpret children's work in terms of the understandings and proficiencies they are developing about language and literacy.
Read MoreIn United We Stand Divided We Fall Garn Press has gathered together essays by great scholars and renowned teachers who oppose the direction in which President Trump is leading the country. These are essays which frame American values accurately and systemically day after day, telling truths by American majority moral values.
Read More“Steve Singer has been both a voice of truth and a stinging critic pointing out the deep flaws in the logic and propaganda floated by the apostles of privatization and corporate education reform.”
Read MoreRaising Peacemakers is an inspiring look at the effects an innovative elementary school program had on the lives of the parents, teachers, and students involved. But even more than that, it shows what children are capable of when they’re empowered to solve their own conflicts and take control over their lives.
Read More“Every school library at every level should contain this book and have it prominently displayed. Every parent should get this book and study it with their children. This book is a masterpiece of art and history.”
Read MoreEvery Least Sparrow has, among moments of trepidation and sorrow, incredible moments of joy and brilliance. It’s an account of love and amazement. It reminds me that, as parents, we wish the best for the children.
Read MorePlayhouse serves as more than just a school for children. It is a learning community for parents, where they can learn and embrace progressive models of education.
Read MoreBeware the Roadbuilders: Literature as Resistance presents a compelling argument that billionaires, politicians, and self-professed education reformers are doing more harm than good—despite their public messages.
Read MoreThis revised and expanded version of Ken Goodman’s seminal book from the 1980’s has new chapters by Denny Taylor, Michael Rosen and Goodman himself, along with newly published interviews by leaders in the field who assess Goodman’s contribution to the field.
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