The Truth About Our Schools Av Melissa Benn, Janet Downs

<P>"A superb, crucial, blistering expose of all the myths about our education system that are all too often used to attack it. Melissa Benn again proves why she is one of country''s most formidable education campaigners - and why the powerful should fear her.</P><B><P>Owen Jones, Guardian columnist and best-selling author</P></B><P>Never has it been more urgent to publicise the truth about what works and doesn''t work in our education system. Debunking the ideology of marketisation, and exposing the half-truths that pass for objective reporting, Benn and Downs meticulously lay out the evidence: that a national system of comprehensive schools delivers the best outcomes. This hugely important book should be required reading for each new Education Secretary.</P><P><B>Caroline Lucas, MP</P></B><P>Opinions about comprehensive education are often made into easy-to-swallow sound-bites by media and politicians alike and whilst the benefits of a genuinely comprehensive education for all pupils