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Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools   Cover Image Book Book

Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber.

Weber, Karl. (Added Author). Participant Media (Added Author).

Summary:

This book explores politically charged topics through a series of essays by thinkers at the leading edge of educational innovation. It shows how failing schools destroy neighborhoods--not the reverse--and how research reveals that dedicated, attentive teachers are what help at-risk kids succeed. Inspired the film directed by "An Inconvenient Truth"'s Davis Guggenheim.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781586489274 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1586489275 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: vi, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A participant media guide."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index.
Subject: Educational accountability > Law and legislation > United States.
Education > Standards > United States.
Education > United States > Evaluation.
School improvement programs > United States.
Educational equalization > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Kirtland Community College Library LB 2806 .W35 2010 30540767 General Collection Available -


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