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The hard truth : problems and issues in urban school reform / Sean B. Yisrael.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yisrael, Sean B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban schools--United States.
- Urban schools.
- School improvement programs--United States.
- School improvement programs.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 91 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2012]
- Summary:
- The Hard Truth is a book written for principals and school administrators who want to implement effective change. Sean Yisrael candidly discuss the problems people and issues that prevent true school reform and what building-level principals can personally do to attain the best possible outcomes. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The leadership void in today's urban schools
- Conflict and friction
- Individual entrapments
- Learn the school's culture (before trying to improve it)
- Irate parents
- Troublemakers on the staff
- Stagnation and inefficiency
- Disruptive students
- Academic instruction
- Standardized testing
- Central office staff
- The school's budget
- Social media
- Practice self-reflection.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781475800036
- 1475800037
- 9781475800043
- 1475800045
- OCLC:
- 781677416
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