The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is designed to close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and disadvantaged children through its Title I program. Title I provides disadvantaged students with compensatory education. Only Title I schools are required to meet NCLB accountability guidelines but some states apply federal accountability guidelines to non-Title I schools; and states must separate achievement test scores by racial subgroups. The book explores models to achieve equity in Title I schools. The authors define what is required of states in Title I schools. The NCLB guidelines are...

Lanky Dank is the lone survivor of a terrible shipwreck, which leaves him in a state of amnesia and distressing fear. He finds himself on the shores of Urula Beach, where hes rescued by a passel of dwarfish people-the Tattertoids. Their roundish faces were as dazzling as their oddish duds. It was hard to look into their eyes that stuck out on the surface of their cinnamon skin like glittering marbles. They bring him to their strange dwelling in a cave inside Warwick Hill. Just as stunned with the interior of their home as hed been with their appearance, Lanky Dank felt he was surely dreaming....

Lanky Dank is the lone survivor of a terrible shipwreck, which leaves him in a state of amnesia and distressing fear. He finds himself on the shores of Urula Beach, where hes rescued by a passel of dwarfish people-the Tattertoids. Their roundish faces were as dazzling as their oddish duds. It was hard to look into their eyes that stuck out on the surface of their cinnamon skin like glittering marbles. They bring him to their strange dwelling in a cave inside Warwick Hill. Just as stunned with the interior of their home as hed been with their appearance, Lanky Dank felt he was surely dreaming....

Education of America's school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public. This volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of diversity in schools. Fifteen to twenty chapters explore such varied issues as ability grouping, affirmative action, bilingual education, gender bias, illegal aliens in the classroom,...

Two fanciful verses for the young, based on the photographs of Frank and Mary Brown. The first is the story of a lonely green heron, and what happens when he calls for some friends to come and play by the river. The second is set in Ireland, it's the tale of a magical blue horse and what might happen should you be lucky (or unlucky) enough to see her.

It's a mystery for young children, told in fanciful photos and poetry. Frank Brown's wonderful photos are sure to catch a child's imagination.

Somone is spending a lazy summer day, day-dreaming on a dock in the bay.

Nature photographer Frank Brown has travelled world-wide, sending back photographs for friends and family. Recently, he's focused on the view closer to home. Here is a collection of his favorite images of the wildflife living in Eastern Ontario.