Grassroots School Reform

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A Community Guide to Developing Globally Competitive Students

ISBN: 0230108326
ISBN 13: 9780230108325
Autor: Farnsworth, K
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: ix, 213 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.01.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

UNIQUE – This book is unique in its emphasis on the power local communities and local boards have to reform their schools, with or without state and federal assistanceCHALLENGES STATUS QUO – The book encourages state legislators to re-think charter school laws, extending their freedoms to every school district, accompanied by rigorous performance expectations TIMELY – The Obama Administration favors the opportunities charter laws extend to schools, but is sensitive to the pressures from public schools not to support vouchers or privatization. This book combines the values of „charter“ flexibility with emphasis on building a strong public systemOFFERS REAL RESULTS – The book demonstrates that the successes experiences in the Washington D.C. public schools, when leadership is given broad latitude and support, could happen in every communityWIDE AUDIENCE – Written for a wide audience who need real tools for their school communities and organizations

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Beschreibung

This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.

Autorenporträt

KENT FARNSWORTH Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA.

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