Improbable scholars : the rebirth of a great American school system and a strategy for America's schools : hardback

Material type: 図書

Author: David L. Kirp

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication date: c2013

Material Format: Paper

Capacity, size, etc.: 25 cm

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Note (General)：: Includes indexIncludes bibliographical references(p. 225-248) and indexSummary: "No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers....

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Material Type: 図書
ISBN: 9780199987498
Title: Improbable scholars : the rebirth of a great American school system and a strategy for America's schools
Volume: : hardback
Author/Editor: David L. Kirp
Author Heading: Kirp, David L.
https://ci.nii.ac.jp/author/DA02384093
Publication, Distribution, etc.: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: c2013
Publication Date (W3CDTF): 2013
Size: 25 cm
Place of Publication (Country Code): us
Text Language Code: en
Subject Heading: School improvement programs -- New Jersey -- Union City -- Case studies
Hispanic American children -- Education -- New Jersey -- Union City -- Case studies
Educational equalization -- New Jersey -- Union City -- Case studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General bisacsh
EDUCATION / General bisacsh
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General bisacsh
LCC: LB2822.83.N5
Target Audience: 一般
Note (General): Includes index
Includes bibliographical references(p. 225-248) and index
Summary: "No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue to be educated in mainstream public schools. The good news, as David L. Kirp reveals in Improbable Scholars, is that there's a sensible way to rebuild public education and close the achievement gap for all students. Indeed, this is precisely what's happening in a most unlikely place: Union City, New Jersey, a poor, crowded Latino community just across the Hudson from Manhattan. The school district--once one of the worst in the state--has ignored trendy reforms in favor of proven game-changers like quality early education, a word-soaked curriculum, and hands-on help for teachers. When beneficial new strategies have emerged, like using sophisticated data-crunching to generate pinpoint assessments to he
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher
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LC Control Number: 2012046081
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