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Waiting For ""SUPERMAN"" How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools

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ISBN-10: 1586489275

ISBN-13: 9781586489274

Edition: 2010

Authors: Participant, Karl Weber

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The American public education system is in crisis. Millions of students attend "failure factories" that produce more drop-outs than graduates; millions more attend "nice" schools that mask mediocre achievement. The U.S.rs"s reading and math scores stagnate and even fall behind, while other countries continue to advance. But many are working to reinvent this system. The film Waiting for"Superman,"directed byAn Inconvenient Truthrs"s Davis Guggenheim, chronicles these efforts through the interlocking stories of a handful of students and families searching for alternatives, and of reformers proving that all kids can learn.Expanding on the filmrs"s arguments, the book Waiting…    
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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 9/14/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

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Prologue-The Problem
A Nation Still At Risk
The Film
Introduction: Waiting for "Superman"-The Story Behind the Movie
Voices from Waiting for "Superman"
The Making of Waiting for "Superman"
The Road to Super Tuesday
Francisco
Introduction: Francisco's Story
How Schools Kill Neighborhoods-and Can Help Save Them
The Difference Is Great Teachers
Emily
Introduction: Emily's Story
Calling All Citizens
Anthony
Introduction: Anthony's Story
Putting Kids First
Five Foundations for Student Success
Bianca
Introduction: Bianca's Story
What Really Makes a Super School?
Daisy
Introduction: Daisy's Story
Bringing Change to Scale: The Next Big Reform Challenge
Educating America's Young People for the Global Economy
What You Can do
How You Can Make a Difference: The Alliance for Excellent Education
Web Sites and Organizations Devoted to Children, Schools, and Education Reform
Mom Congress Lesson Plan for Change: Editors of Parenting magazine
Notes
Index