In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work.
In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David L. Kirp, a nationally-known education expert, is James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. In seventeen books and scores of articles in newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Nation, American Prospect, and the Atlantic, as well as in leading academic journals, he has covered the education waterfront from cradle to college. After the 2008 election, he served on President Obama's Transition Team.
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* Introduction: High Stakes * Chapter 1 The Pie: Room 210, George Washington Elementary School * Chapter 2 New Kids on the Block: George Washington Elementary School * Chapter 3 Gruntwork: The System-Builders * Chapter 4 The Magic Kingdom: Preschool for All * Chapter 5 Mother Theresa meets Mayor Daley: Good Schools = Smart Politics * Chapter 6 Can These Eagles Soar?: Union City High School * Chapter 7 Where Fun Comes to Die (And Be Reborn): George Washington Elementary School -- Reprise * Chapter 8: The Odyssey Continues: Union City School System, One Year Later * Chapter 9: What Union City Has To Teach America: Nationwide, Slow and Steady Wins the Race * Notes * Acknowledgements * Index
* Introduction: High Stakes * Chapter 1 The Pie: Room 210, George Washington Elementary School * Chapter 2 New Kids on the Block: George Washington Elementary School * Chapter 3 Gruntwork: The System-Builders * Chapter 4 The Magic Kingdom: Preschool for All * Chapter 5 Mother Theresa meets Mayor Daley: Good Schools = Smart Politics * Chapter 6 Can These Eagles Soar?: Union City High School * Chapter 7 Where Fun Comes to Die (And Be Reborn): George Washington Elementary School -- Reprise * Chapter 8: The Odyssey Continues: Union City School System, One Year Later * Chapter 9: What Union City Has To Teach America: Nationwide, Slow and Steady Wins the Race * Notes * Acknowledgements * Index
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