Includes bibliographical references and index

What you don't know is hurting you and the country / Joe L. Kincheloe -- How did this happen? The right-wing politics of knowledge and education / Joe L. Kincheloe -- What you don't know about standards / Raymond A. Horn -- What you don't know about evaluation / Philip M. Anderson and Judith P. Summerfield -- The cult of prescription--or, a student ain't no slobbering dog / P.L. Thomas -- School leaders, marketers, spin doctors, or military recruiters? : educational administration in the new economy / Gary L. Anderson -- The price for "free" market capitalism in public schools--or how much is democracy worth on the open market? / John Weaver -- Bad news for kids : where schools get their news for kids / Carl Bybee -- Meritocratic mythology : constructing success / Benjamin Enoma -- What is not known about genius / Ray McDermott -- What you don't know about diversity / Elizabeth Quintero -- Hiding in the bathroom : the educational struggle of marginalized students / Danny Walsh -- When ignorance and deceit come to town : preparing yourself for the English-only movement's assault on your public schools / Pepi Leistyna -- Live from Hell's Kitchen, NYC / Regina Andrea Bernard -- Letting them eat cake : what else don't we know about schools? / Shirley R. Steinberg.