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How the other half learns : equality, excellence, and the battle over school choice / Robert Pondiscio.
Van Pelt Library LC213.2 .P66 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pondiscio, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Public schools--Social aspects.
- Public schools.
- United States.
- Charter schools--United States.
- Charter schools.
- School choice--United States.
- School choice.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Public schools--Social aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 374 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2019]
- Summary:
- "An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Tiffany test
- "We have an army coming"
- Bronx 1
- No excuses
- Whack-a-mole
- "I want to slit my wrists"
- "Just let this Latina pass"
- Marriage counseling
- The window and the mirror
- Outliers
- The math lesson
- "Catholic school on the outside, bank street on the inside"
- Survival mode
- Releasing the beast
- Come to Jesus
- Plan of attack
- "Teach me!"
- Joy and vomit
- Testing day
- The lottery
- The GAS factor
- Proof point
- Culture clash
- The "likely" list
- Lessons learned
- One last visit.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780525533733
- 0525533737
- OCLC:
- 1089856617
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