{"product_id":"getting-education-right_9780807782279","title":"Getting Education Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Hess and McShane are two of the smartest—and, more important, wisest—experts on education we have.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ramesh Ponnuru, editor, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Rich in history, fact, and perspective.” —William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Whether readers are searching for ideas to add to an existing program or what to subtract (or even what to modify), \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting Education Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e can be motivating and educating.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Administrator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting Education Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Rick Hess and Mike McShane argue that America has too long suffered from the absence of a robust, coherent, and principled conservative vision for educational improvement. This book both diagnoses a problem and offers a solution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe problem?\u003c\/b\u003e The right has too narrowly focused on school choice, campus speech, and shrinking Washington’s footprint, while the left has sought to subsidize and supersize the status quo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe solution?\u003c\/b\u003e An education system imbued with shared values, respectful of family ties, and equipped for the challenges of the 21st century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in fundamental conservative principles, the authors explain both how we got here and where we need to go when it comes to early childhood, K–12, and higher education. Eschewing performative polemics, this book offers a field guide to bringing education back to its formative mission. \u003cb\u003eReaders from across the ideological spectrum will benefit \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom engaging with the provocative analysis Hess and McShane offer, whether or not they agree with the policies they propose.\u003c\/b\u003e Education is the foundation on which America’s future will be constructed, and \u003ci\u003eGetting Education Right\u003c\/i\u003e provides a timely blueprint for that project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA conservative vision for the direction of American education in early childhood, K–12, and higher education.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA stimulating and informative presentation for audiences across the ideological spectrum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn explanation of what it means to be a conservative in education today applied to a series of crucial questions about American schooling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA readable and accessible text with plenty of anecdotes, provocative data points, and real-world solutions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthors who are especially well-suited to this task given their prominence as influential conservative scholars and pundits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Frederick M. Hess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037204381798,"sku":"9780807782279","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807782279.jpg?v=1771608253","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/getting-education-right_9780807782279","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}