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Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
1190L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Class and Race examines how African Americans, Native Americans, and other groups have grappled with class structures in American society, studying the ways in which racism has shaped those structures and continues to do so today. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title guides readers through the challenges of school life, offering helpful advice on how to be successful both inside and outside the classroom" --
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The secrets behind China's extraordinary educational system - good, bad, and ugly, Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams-- where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science--have positioned China as a world education leader. American educators and pundits have declared this a "Sputnik Moment," saying that we must learn from China's education system in order to maintain our...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
vi, 143 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"What is the role of education in a world where we no longer have a clear vision of the future and where the idea of a single, universal model of humanity seems like the residue of a bygone age? What role should educators play in a world where young people find themselves faced with deep uncertainty about their future, where the prospects of securing a stable, long-term career seem increasingly remote and where intensified population movements have...
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
25th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 121 pages : portrait ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"John Taylor Gatto's radical treatise on public education, a New Society Publishers bestseller for 25 years, continues to advocate for the unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in an ever-more-rapidly changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years" --
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xix, 295 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's easier for a journalist to embed with the Army than to go behind the scenes at an American public school. Kristina Rizga spent an unprecedented four years reporting from the classrooms and hallways of Mission High School in San Francisco. The result is Mission High, a first hand report from inside a "low-performing" school whose students are, in fact, thriving. Rizga expected noisy classrooms, hallway fights, and disgruntled staff. Instead,...