Improbable scholars the rebirth of a great American school system and a strategy for America's schools

In this work, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an e...

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Main Author: Kirp, David L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2013, 2013
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In this work, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199333356