This is a must-read for educators looking to support the healthy development of all of our young people as they contend with a social world fractured by structural oppression and racism.” —Ben Kirshner, professor, School of Education, ...
Peggy Anderson, “Public Schools, Private Billions and the Best of Intentions,” Associated Press, May 17, 2005. Available online at http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/05/17/gates.on.education.ap/index.html Frederick M. Hess, ...
Bringing together a mix of researchers and practitioners, With the Best of Intentions examines the major goals of recent philanthropic efforts and looks at some of the key lessons--for...
In terms of education, they certainly have never had equal access, opportunity, or resources, despite legal victories. In this volume, some of the leading scholars analyze why the quest for equality in education has remained so elusive.
This is a book by several charter school advocates taking stock of the past, present, and future of the charter movement.--
Degree goals were estimated for the BPS: 96/01, BPS: 04/09, and BPS: 12/17 studies. ... estimated for the BPS: 96/01 and BPS: 04/09 studies, as six-year attainment and transfer data are not yet available for the BPS: 12/17 study. 3.
With this volume, leading scholar and disability advocate Thomas Hehir opens a new round of debate on the future of special education.
Critical and richly informed, this book will help readers make up their own minds about the balance of danger and opportunity posed when multibillionaires devote themselves to education reform.” —Michael McPherson, president, Spencer ...
In this groundbreaking book, arts educator Marit Dewhurst examines ways that art can effectively empower students by engaging them in social justice projects.
This lively and provocative book introduces this burgeoning field for readers concerned with K-12 education in the United States--and with efforts to reform and improve it. Entrepreneurship has emerged in...
You won’t agree with all of what you read here; you aren’t expected to. This is not a book of solutions or recommendations.
By reading this book, new edupreneurs can relinquish their naiveté while maintaining their passion for improving public education. The book is right on target and may even tell too many of our secrets.
The Future of Educational Entrepreneurship examines the challenge of creating innovative and productive entrepreneurial activity in American education. In the course of exploring these challenges, the book considers a number...
For those who recognize the importance of teaching and who believe our nation's teachers must be treated fairly, this book will be an eye-opener.” —Pedro A. Noguera, dean, Rossier School of Education, University of California, Los ...
For more than a decade, economist Ronald F. Ferguson has investigated the myriad factors that combine to create racial disparities in academic performance, ranging from school policies and practices to...
For more than a decade, economist Ronald F. Ferguson has investigated the myriad factors that combine to create racial disparities in academic performance, ranging from school policies and practices to...
This book addresses crucial questions about how to create full access to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities. Based on years of research and innovation at CAST (The...
But the work on behalf of America's children is not done. This important collection of ideas about how to improve the odds for America's children should be required reading for policy makers across the country.
This book brings together a dynamic group of authors—scholars, consultants, journalists, and entrepreneurs—who offer fresh insights into an issue no school or district can afford to ignore.
In this foundational book, Frederick M. Hess and Max Eden bring together a cross-section of respected academics and journalists to examine key aspects of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).