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Choosing excellence in public schools : where there's a will, there's a way / David W. Hornbeck with Katherine Conner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hornbeck, David W., 1941-
- Series:
- New frontiers in history.
- New frontiers in education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.
- Children with social disabilities.
- Public schools--Standards--United States.
- Public schools.
- Physical Description:
- xxviii, 332 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explains the origins of the low expectations we have of children, including, notably, children of color, those for whom English is a second language, poor children and children with disabilities. The book dispels the basis for low expectations and makes clear the economic, demographic, civic, personal, and moral imperative to educate all children to high standards and the consequences of not doing so.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 01. The Power of Expectations
- Chapter 02. The Origins of Low Expectations
- Chapter 03. All Children Can Learn to High Standards
- Chapter 04. All Children Must Learn to High Levels
- Chapter 05. We Know How to Make All Schools Effective: Children Achieving and Philadelphia Outcomes
- Chapter 06. Standards
- Chapter 07. Assessment
- Chapter 08. Accountability
- Chapter 09. Quality Teachers
- Chapter 10. Quality School Leadership
- Chapter 11. Promising School Strategies-Part I: Instructional
- Chapter 12. Promising School Strategies-Part II: Noninstructional
- Chapter 13. Resources
- Chapter 14. The Choices We Make Determine School Effectiveness
- Chapter 15. The Public Will to Make Different Choices
- Chapter 16. Walk the Walk: Choosing Excellence and Equity in Public Education
- References
- Index
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-52397-X
- 9786612523977
- 1-60709-156-9
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