How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance

How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance
ISBN-10
1442200022
ISBN-13
9781442200029
Category
Education
Pages
180
Language
English
Published
2009-07-16
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Author
Jacqueline Edelberg

Description

When two gutsy moms ventured inside Nettelhorst, their neighborhood's underutilized and struggling public elementary school, the new principal asked what it would take for them to enroll their children. Stunned by her candor, they returned the next day armed with an extensive wish list. The principal read their list and said "Well, let's get started, girls! It's going to be a busy year . . . " How to Walk to School is the story—from the highs to the lows—of motivated neighborhood parents galvanizing and then organizing an entire community to take a leap of faith, transforming a challenged urban school into one of Chicago's best, virtually overnight. The fate of public education is not beyond our control. In How to Walk to School, Susan Kurland, Nettelhorst's new and entrepreneurial principal, and Jacqueline Edelberg, the neighborhood mom, provide an accessible and honest blueprint for reclaiming the great public schools our children deserve. Check out www.howtowalktoschool.com for more information.

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