| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 405 pages) |
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Schooling in New York City : the socioeconomic context / Emanuel Tobier -- Public schools that work / Clara Hemphill -- The difference between charter schools and charterlike schools / Pearl Rock Kane -- Contractual constraints on school management : principals' perspectives on the teacher contract / Dale Ballou -- The Bronx Leadership Academy High School : the challenges of innovation / Lee Stuart -- The teacher crisis and educational standards / Stephan F. Brumberg -- Teaching reading : phonics and whole-language method / Joanna P. Williams -- Teaching language minorities : theory and reality / Christine H. Rossell -- The education of handicapped children / Frank J. Macchiarola -- Catholic schools / Paul T. Hill, Mary Beth Celio -- Jewish day schools / Marvin Schick -- Historically black independent schools / Gail Foster -- Public school choice : a status report / Paul Teske [and others] -- When low-income students move from public to private schools / Paul E. Peterson, William G. Howell -- School finance reform : introducing the choice factor / Thomas Nechyba, Michael Heise |
| Summary |
Annotation Distinguished educators & education writers take an in-depth look at the nation's largest public school system, from the changing demographics of city schools & reading programs to charter schools & apply their findings to urban schools elsewhere in America |
| Analysis |
Education, Urban New York (State) New York |
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Innenstadt ; SWD-ID: 40728213 |
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Schule ; SWD-ID: 40534741 |
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USA ; SWD-ID: 40787047 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Education, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York
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EDUCATION -- History.
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EDUCATION -- Comparative.
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Education, Urban
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Innenstadt
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Schule
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New York (State) -- New York
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ravitch, Diane
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Viteritti, Joseph P., 1946-
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| ISBN |
0801876710 |
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9780801876714 |
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0801863422 |
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9780801863424 |
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