How to walk to school blueprint for a neighborhood school renaissance /

• Main Author: Edelberg, Jacqueline, 1967-
• Other Authors: Kurland, Susan, 1945-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009.
• Subjects: School improvement programs > Case studies. > Chicago > Illinois; Community and school > Case studies. > Chicago > Illinois; Schools > Case studies. > Chicago > Illinois; EDUCATION > Decision-Making & Problem Solving.; Community and school.; School improvement programs.; Schools.; Illinois > Chicago.; Electronic books.; Case studies.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 187 pages, [4] pages of plates) : color illustrations
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781442200029; 1442200022

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 ur.