Johnson, Dale D. <br/><br/>
High stakes :  children, testing, and failure in American schools / 
Dale D. Johnson and Bonnie Johnson. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,  c2002. 
 - xxi, 223 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-211) and index. 
<br/><br/>From ivory tower to White Lightning Road : launching a teaching career -- Hayricks and helicopters : the realities of an underfunded school -- September : the children we teach -- October : regulating teaching -- November : drugs, poverty, and test scores -- December : "clamp down" -- January : test preparation--the pace quickens -- February : pep rallies for tests -- March : test-day traumas -- April : freedom to teach and learn -- May : "I don't want to spend my time on paperwork" -- How can we build a better future? : recommendations for policy change. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0742517888 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742517896 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002001949 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational tests and measurements--Louisiana--Case studies.<br/>Educational accountability--Louisiana--Case studies.<br/>Educational equalization--Louisiana--Case studies.<br/>Poor children--Education--Louisiana--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB 3052.L8  / J66 2002