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Stand for the best Stand for the best Thomas M. Bloch Thirteen years ago, Tom Bloch was CEO of H&R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing fr… OL11777306W
Urban teaching in America Urban teaching in America Andrea J. Stairs "Urban Teaching in America: Theory, Research, and Practice in K-12 Classrooms is a brief but comprehensive text that provides undergraduate and graduate students in Education with an overview of urba… OL15951594W
Closing chapters Closing chapters Thomas G. Welsh "Closing Chapters attempts to explain the disintegration of urban parochial schools in Youngstown, Ohio, a onetime industrial center that lost all but one of its eighteen Catholic parochial elementar… OL16134594W
Self-study and inquiry into practice Self-study and inquiry into practice Linda Kroll "One of the most important factors in making sure that all children achieve well is widely regarded to be a well-prepared teacher and this is particularly the case for those who teach in urban settin… OL16176074W
Reading time Reading time Catherine Compton-Lilly While teachers cannot travel back in time to visit their students at earlier ages, they can draw on the rich sets of experiences and knowledge that students bring to classrooms. In her latest book, C… OL16298978W
Urban education Urban education Karen S. Gallagher "Many factors complicate the education of urban students. Among them have been issues related to population density; racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity; poverty; racism (individual an… OL16342131W
Sketches in democracy Sketches in democracy Lisa DeLorenzo ""Sketches of Democracy" is a captivating book that chronicles the first year in the life of a new urban high school. Based on journal entries and educational literature, this book traces the author'… OL16361153W
For White folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of y'all too For White folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of y'all too Christopher Emdin "Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education. Drawing on his own experience o… OL19663716W
Handbook of urban education Handbook of urban education Kofi Lomotey,Milner, H. Richard IV "This volume brings together leading scholars in urban education to focus on inner city matters, specifically as they relate to educational research, theory, policy, and practice. Each chapter provid… OL20547984W
Hope and healing in urban education Hope and healing in urban education Shawn A. Ginwright "[This book] proposes a new movement of healing justice to repair the damage done by the erosion of hope resulting from structural violence in urban communities. Drawing on ethnographic case studies … OL20974517W
Mr. Nomad Mr. Nomad Webb, Dave (Teacher) In his memoir, veteran elementary school teacher Dave Webb recalls some of the most significant events from his nearly thirty years in education. His many travels as a teacher have taken him to doze… OL31212184W
Diversity and the new teacher Diversity and the new teacher Catherine Cornbleth In this extraordinary volume, veteran teacher educator and internationally respected scholar Catherine Cornbleth examines one of the most challenging issues for new teachers?ow to effectively teach a… OL3532697W
Code-switching Code-switching Rebecca S. Wheeler xvi, 197 p. : 26 cm OL5838466W
After America's midlife crisis After America's midlife crisis Michael Gecan For several decades Michael Gecan has worked with groups that serve their communities when conservative get-tough rhetoric and endless liberal programs do not cut it. A Chicagoan by birth and a s… OL6037100W
Making Schools Work Making Schools Work Marcus A. Foster,Alex Haley Marcus Foster first gained notoriety for his spectacularly successful transformation of two of Philadelphia’s worst schools. He brought new school pride and enthusiasm to the students and faculty, br… OL6833535W
Our children are dying Our children are dying Nat Hentoff "This is the story of Dr. Elliott Shapiro, the tireless and controversial former principal of P.S. 19 in central Harlem (now P.S. 92 in its new building on the same street), and his crusade in educat… OL87822W
Relentless Pursuit Relentless Pursuit Donna Foote When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residents of Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by Los Angeles. But four decades later, first-year Teach for America recruits R… OL9389707W