TY - BOOK ID - 134485507 TI - It's the mission, not the mandates : defining the purpose of public education PY - 2016 SN - 1475823371 9781475823370 9781475823370 9781475823356 9781475823363 1475823355 1475823363 PB - Lanham, Maryland ; London, [England] : Rowman & Littlefield, DB - UniCat KW - Public schools KW - Education KW - Educational evaluation KW - Aims and objectives UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134485507 AB - This book invites a conversation among stakeholders of public education and conveys the need for a common vision for America's public schools. Amy Fast argues that we have never had a clear purpose for our schools and that now, more than ever, educators in America ache for a more inspiring purpose than simply improving results on standardized assessments. ER -