What the Public Doesn't Know About Public Schools

'What the Public Doesn't Know About Public Schools' addresses current issues in education by taking you inside the walls of the public school. It is written from the perspective of a school principal who deals first hand with the results of standardized tests, teacher evaluations, unions, bomb threats, kids living in poverty, special education, federal mandates, discipline, bullying, suspensions, expulsion hearings, school safety, evacuation drills, lockdowns, teen pregnancies, a reduced budget, and social network issues that find their way into the school. This is not written from a political perspective but from a personal perspective. It is written to inform; to explain how things really work inside of America's public schools and attempts to answer the following questions based on personal experiences from working in both urban and suburban schools. What do school rankings based on test scores really tell us? What does a school do when a bomb threat is found in the bathroom? When a parent calls to report a bullying issue, how does the school react? What powers does a principal really have when it comes to the discipline of students? What is the relationship between teacher effectiveness and test scores? What is the impact of our modern American culture on public schools? What is the purpose of the Common Core and how does it really impact educators? What is a charter school and how do they impact public schools? Get answers to these questions and more through an intimate, first hand look at how public schools really work.