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Waiting for Superman : how we can save America's failing public schools /
The American public education system is in crisis. Millions of students attend "failure factories" that produce more drop-outs than graduates; millions more attend "nice" schools that mask mediocre achievement. The U.S.'s reading and math scores stagnate and even fall behind...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Prologue: The problem. A nation still at risk
- pt. 1: The film. Introduction: waiting for "Superman"-the story behind the movie
- Voices from waiting for "Superman"
- The making of waiting for "Superman" / Davis Guggenheim
- The road to super Tuesday / Lesley Chilcott
- pt. 2: Francisco. Introduction: Francisco's story
- How school kill neighborhoods-and can help save them / Bill Strickland
- The difference is great teachers / Eric Hanushek
- pt. 3: Emily. Introduction: Emily's story
- Calling all citizens / Eric Schwarz
- pt. 4: Anthony. Introduction: Anthony's story
- Putting kids first / Michelle Rhee
- Five foundations for student success / Randi Weingarten
- pt. 5: Bianca. Introduction: Bianca's story
- What really makes a super school? / Jay Mathews
- pt. 6: Daisy. Introduction: Daisy's story
- Bringing change to scale: the next big reform challenge / Geoffrey Canada
- Educating America's young people for the global economy / Melinda Gates
- pt. 7: What you can do. How you can make a difference / The Alliance for Excellent Education
- Web sites and organizations devoted to children, schools, and education reform
- Mom Congress lesson plan for change editors of Parenting magazine.