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  • A Smarter Charter

    Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education

    “A remarkable new book.... Wise and energetic advocates such as Kahlenberg and Potter can take the charter movement in new and useful directions.”—The Washington PostMoving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, A Smarter Charter wrestles with the question of what kind of charter schools we should encourage. The authors begin by tracing the evolution of charter schools ... Leer más

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  • Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind

    Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement

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    In this galvanizing follow-up to the best-selling Teaching with Poverty in Mind, renowned educator and learning expert Eric Jensen digs deeper into engagement as the key factor in the academic success of economically disadvantaged students.Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories, Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind reveals* Smart, purposeful engagement strategies that ... Leer más

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  • Toxic Schools

    High-Poverty Education in New York and Amsterdam

    de Bowen Paulle ...
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    Violent urban schools loom large in our culture: for decades they have served as the centerpieces of political campaigns and as window dressing for brutal television shows and movies. Yet unequal access to quality schools remains the single greatest failing of our society—and one of the most hotly debated issues of our time. Of all the usual words used to describe non-selective city schools ... Leer más

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  • Relentless Pursuit

    de Donna Foote ...
    When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residents of Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by Los Angeles. But four decades later, first-year Teach for America recruits Rachelle, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor are greeted by a school that looks more like a prison, with bars, padlocks, and chains all over.With little training and experience, these four will be asked to ... Leer más

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  • Our School

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    de Sam Chaltain ...
    Almost every major American city is experimenting with school choice—a deeply controversial idea that is dramatically reshaping public education. Will the wider array of school options help parents and educators identify better strategies for helping all children learn? Or will the high stakes of the marketplace end up privatizing this most public of institutions? Education activist Sam Chaltain ... Leer más

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  • Maker City

    A Practical Guide for Reinventing American Cities

    The Maker City Playbook is a comprehensive case studies and how-to information useful for city leaders, civic innovators, nonprofits, and others engaged in urban economic development. The Maker City Playbook is committed to going beyond stories to find patterns and discern promising practices to help city leaders make even more informed decisions.Maker City PlaybookChapter 1: Introduction and a ... Leer más

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  • Toronto Sound Vol. 1

    A Memoir of the City's Rising Producers

    de KLFTN ...
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    KLFTN, and I am the CEO/Founder of Sound Supremacy Entertainment, based out of Toronto, Canada. I am the person responsible for creating the platform “Battle of the Beat Makers”, which is responsible for discovering half of Drake’s OVO Sound producers and other highly successful Canadian music producers such as Multi Grammy Award Winning and Diamond Selling – Boi-1Da, Grammy Nominated – T-Minus, ... Leer más

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  • Stop The Bus

    Education Reform in 31 Days

    Stop the Bus is a collection of letters written to media editors throughout the country. The author's intent was to challenge America to think differently about education and to do more than accept the oft repeated diatribe about schools. The author believes America's educational system can be revitalized in 200 words per day over a 31 day period. ... Leer más

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  • Twenty-First-Century Jim Crow Schools

    The Impact of Charters on Public Education

    How charter schools have taken hold in three cities—and why parents, teachers, and community members are fighting backCharter schools once promised a path towards educational equity, but as the authors of this powerful volume show, market-driven education reforms have instead boldly reestablished a tiered public school system that segregates students by race and class. Examining the rise of ... Leer más

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  • School Choice

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    Proponents of market-driven education reform view vouchers and charters as superior to local-board-run, community-based public schools. However, the author of this timely volume argues that there is no clear research supporting this view. In fact, she claims there is increasing evidence of charter mismanagement—with public funding all-too-often being squandered while public schools are being ... Leer más

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  • Katrina's Sandcastles

    New Hope From The Ruins of New Orleans Schools

    "The first thing I need you to know is that becoming a teacher was the most important thing that ever happened to me." With these words, Kaycee Eckhardt begins a journey both harrowing and hopeful: The story of becoming an effective teacher, of building a new school, and of changing the face of education in Post-Katrina New Orleans. Beginning as a first year teacher, barely out of six weeks of ... Leer más

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  • Connecting with Students

    Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners

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    Connecting with Students: Strategies for Building Rapport with Urban Learners focuses on how educators can efficiently establish ongoing rapport with each student through three simple steps: Seeing beyond barriers, sharing their intentions, and showing their "face". Chapter details are narrated through anecdotal experiences, confirmed by research, and seconded by actual urban learners. Educators ... Leer más

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