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Howard Zinn on Democratic Education (Series in Critical Narrative)
by Howard Zinn  Synopsis Perhaps no other historian has had a more profound and revolutionary impact on American education than Howard Zinn. This is the first book devoted to his views on education and its role in a democratic society....
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School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools
by Joyce L. Epstein Publisher Comments How can teachers and administrators be prepared to create partnerships with families and communities? Nationwide, rhetoric in favor of parent involvement is high, but the quality of most programs still is low. Part of the problem is that most teacher...
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Walking in Circles: The Black Struggle for School Reform
by Barbara A. Sizemore Publisher Comments In this examination of the American school system, a career education expert determines how existing policies have kept inner-city youth at a disadvantage—citing, among other issues, the achievement gap between black and white students...
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Fires in the Middle School Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Middle Schoolers
by Kathleen Cushman Publisher Comments The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom—filled with practical, honest advice from middle school students to their teachers. Following on the heels of the bestselling Fires in the Bathroom, which brought the insights of...
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Used: $24.50 Trade Paper List Price $28.00
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Best Practice 3RD Edition
by Steven Zemelman Publisher Comments Best practice is the pillar that supports powerful teaching, and the first two editions of the highly acclaimed Best Practice have promoted instructional excellence for more than ten years. Now the third edition, with forty-five percent new material...
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Time to Learn: How a New School Schedule Is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents, and Safer Neighborhoods
by Christopher Gabrieli Publisher Comments This book offers a comprehensive guide to this New School Day - a powerful, practical, tested, thoroughly achievable transformation of American public education that can dramatically improve student academic success while narrowing the racial achievement...
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Art Education in a Climate of Reform: The Need for Measurable Goals in Art Instruction
by Charles Dorn Synopsis This book presents changes in the art world, art education, art theory, social theory, and aesthetics from the beginning of art education to the present in order to build a case for the combination of social theory and art education....
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Up Where We Belong: Helping African American and Latino Students Rise in School and in Life
by Gail L. Thompson Synopsis In "Up Where We Belong," Gail Thompson asked the students in a low performing school to be candid about their high school experiences. Using this information and relying on data from questionnaires and focus groups, Thompson discovered a huge gap in...
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Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America
by Donna Foote Publisher Comments A revealing look inside a national phenomenon, Teach For America, which, since its founding in 1990, has pursued one of the most daring—and controversial—strategies for closing the educational achievement gap between the richest and poorest...
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School Choice or Best Systems PR
by Margaret C Wang Publisher Comments This book addresses one of the most urgent questions in American society today, one that is currently in the spotlight and hotly debated on all sides: Who shall rule the schools--parents or educators? School Choice or Best Systems: What Improves...
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The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach
by Howard Gardner Publisher Comments Merging cognitive science with educational agenda, Gardner shows how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to current educational materials, practices, and institutions, and makes an eloquent case for restructuring our schools. This...
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The Knowledge Deficit: Closing the Shocking Education Gap for American Children
by E. D. Hirsch Jr. Publisher Comments 'The Knowledge Deficit illuminates the real issue in education today -- without an effective curriculum, American students are losing the global education race. In this persuasive book, the esteemed education critic, activist, and best-selling author E.D....
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Making the Grade: Reinventing America's Schools
by Tony Wagner Synopsis Dramatically reframing the debate on education in America, "Making the Grade," shows why today's test-driven reforms will fail and points the way toward a system that benefits all students. One of America's most compelling voices for education reform and...
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Teaching As the Learning Profession : Handbook of Policy and Practice (99 Edition)
by Linda Darling-hammond Publisher Comments No education topic is more important than how to raise the quality of teaching in America's schools. This book eloquently makes the case for reshaping teacher preparation and professional development to enhance student learning. --Bob Chase, president...
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Used: $12.50 Hardcover List Price $25.00
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The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
by Jonathan Kozol 
Publisher Comments “The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable...
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Choosing Equality : School Choice, the Constitution, and Civil Society (99 Edition)
by Jospeh P. Viteritti Synopsis America is now in the second generation of debate on school choice. The first was prompted by the provocative voucher proposal conceived by Milton Friedman in 1955 and brought into the mainstream by Chubb and Moe's seminal book Politics, Markets, and...
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The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom
by James W Stigler Publisher Comments Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom. For years our schools...
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Rallying the Whole Village: The Comer Process for Reforming Education
by James P Comer Synopsis This volume presents specifics of the School Development Program holistic model in action, a plan that received the 1996 Heinz Award for improving the quality of American education. Topics discussed include children's psychosocial development, group...
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Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use
by Stephen D. Krashen Publisher Comments To those familiar with the field of linguistics and second-language acquisition, Stephen Krashen needs no introduction. He has published well over 300 books and articles and has been invited to deliver more than 300 lectures at universities throughout...
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The American Dream and the Public Schools
by Jennifer L. Hochschild Publisher Comments Why is education policy so contentious? Do conflicts over specific issues in schooling have anything in common? Are there general principles that can help us resolve these disputes? In this book the authors find the source of many debates over schooling...
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