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The children left behind : America's struggle to improve its lowest performing schools /

Between 2002 and 2016, the federal government, state governments, and school districts undertook unprecedented measures to improve the lowest-performing schools. This book draws on dozens of actual examples to illustrate the wide range of interventions adopted over this time period. Among the initia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Duke, Daniel Linden (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The evolving role of the federal government in helping the lowest-performing schools
  • "If you can turn around Buffalo, you can turn around anything"
  • State takeovers and the complexities of policy making for the lowest-performing school districts and schools
  • An alternative form of state takeover: the special state district for low-performing schools
  • Technical assistance and training
  • Choice, community action, and closure
  • One best way to leave no child behind
  • Local innovation and options: a better prescription?
  • Developing district capacity to support school turnarounds
  • Reviewing an equivocal verdict
  • Thinking about the path ahead.