Choosing excellence in public schools where there's a will, there's a way /

• Main Author: Hornbeck, David W., 1941-
• Other Authors: Conner, Katherine, 1947-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009.
• Series: New frontiers in education.
• Subjects: Educational equalization > United States.; Children with social disabilities > Education > United States.; Public schools > Standards > United States.; EDUCATION > General. > Educational Policy & Reform; EDUCATION > General. > Administration; Children with social disabilities > Education.; Educational equalization.; Public schools > Standards.; United States.; Electronic books.
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Choosing Excellence in Public Schools explains the origins of the low expectations we have of children, including, notably, children of color, those for whom English is a second language, poor children and children with disabilities. The book dispels the basis for low expectations. It makes clear th...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 01. The Power of Expectations; Chapter 02. The Origins of Low Expectations; Chapter 03. All Children Can Learn to High Standards; Chapter 04. All Children Must Learn to High Levels; Chapter 05. We Know How to Make All Schools Effective: Children Achieving and Philadelphia Outcomes; Chapter 06. Standards; Chapter 07. Assessment; Chapter 08. Accountability; Chapter 09. Quality Teachers; Chapter 10. Quality School Leadership; Chapter 11. Promising School Strategies
• Part I: Instructional; Chapter 12. Promising School Strategies
• Part II: Noninstructional.