Planner, educator, and activist Alvin Schorr presents an incisive critique of America's social policies under the Reagan administration and offers clear, reasonable, and workable proposals for improving our policies in such areas as income distribution, housing, health, and education--proposals in pursuit of the goal of "common decency" for all Americans. "Alvin Schorr's book is recommended highly as a collection of five exceptionally well-written, thoughtful, and extensively documented policy essays."--Alfred J. Kahn, Social Work "A wide-ranging, well-informed review. . . . It...
Planner, educator, and activist Alvin Schorr presents an incisive critique of America's social policies under the Reagan administration and offers cle...
The call-to-arms to "leave no child behind" in America has become popularly associated with the Bush administration's education plan--a plan that actually diverges greatly from the ideals of the Children's Defense Fund, which originated the concept. Here, in a bold and engaging new book, Dr. James Comer reclaims this now-famous exhortation as a tool for positive and substantive change. Far removed from the federal government's focus on standardized testing as the panacea for our educational ills, Dr. Comer's argument--drawn from his own experiences as the creator of the School...
The call-to-arms to "leave no child behind" in America has become popularly associated with the Bush administration's education plan--a plan that a...
The main theme of this text is that school improvement is difficult, but with appropriate knowledge and firm leadership school administrators can make the difference. It should be of interest to principals, students in education administration and concerned members of the public.
The main theme of this text is that school improvement is difficult, but with appropriate knowledge and firm leadership school administrators can make...
