A school in trouble : a personal story of Central Falls High School / William R. Holland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holland, William R., 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Education (Secondary)--Rhode Island--Central Falls.

Hispanic Americans.

Central Falls High School (Central Falls, R.I.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 117 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book seeks answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Interim Superintendent in Central Falls; CHAPTER 2. The Obstacles to Success in an Inner-City School; CHAPTER 3. A Jaded Perception of Urban Schools; CHAPTER 4. An Urban Principal Questions Dropout Figures; CHAPTER 5. Residential Instability among Latinos; CHAPTER 6. The Role of Poverty; CHAPTER 7. The Need for Better Teaching; CHAPTER 8. The Blame Game; CHAPTER 9. The Unique City of Central Falls; CHAPTER 10. Central Falls High School Today; CHAPTER 11. An Agenda for Change

CHAPTER 12. The URI-Central Falls High School Partnership; CHAPTER 13. A Severe Bump in the Road; CHAPTER 14. Central Falls Students; CHAPTER 15. Theresa Agonia-Overcoming Adversity; CHAPTER 16. Bryant Estrada-An Independent Thinker; CHAPTER 17. Guillermo Ronquillo-The Importance of Faith; CHAPTER 18. George Carle-A Basketball Dream; CHAPTER 19. Summary; Postscript; Appendix 1. Guillermo's College Essay; Appendix 2. Bryant's College Essay; Resources; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31951-1

1-282-71406-6

9786612714061

1-60709-875-X

OCLC:

700699605