Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools

by David L. Kirp

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No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue to be educated in mainstream public schools.

The good news, as David L. Kirp reveals in Improbable Scholars, is that there's a sensible way...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199391092

ISBN13:9780199391097

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Education Education & Reference Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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