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"When Joshua Steckel left his job as a private school college counselor on New York City's Upper East Side to work at a public high school in Brooklyn, he discovered that for low-income students the competitive game of college admissions has entirely different rules and much higher stakes"--Page 4 of cover.

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This text provides an explanation of what makes schools succeed or fail. It shows how an outside observer or a concerned parent can swiftly size up the performance of the school and lay the blame for any shortcomings squarely where it belongs.

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Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin, 2010.

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"Engage your community and help students achieve their full potential!" Americans see public schools as a critical community resource and rank education as a priority second only to the economy. How can educators harness this public interest in education to bring parents, families, and communities to action for our schools

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A step-by-step educator's guide to integrating health, community services, and academic achievement in schools.

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An edited collection of papers exploring issues of teaching and learning in academic settings. The key theme of the volume is 'discourses' - especially as these relate to institutional policies, disciplinary practices and students' processes of learning in the academy.

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"Teachers: Now you can identify and apply the proven strategies to deal successfully with hostile adults in schools." Skill in communicating is essential for teachers--and now the wisdom of your colleagues can help you to deal with one of your most difficult challenges: hostile adults.

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True sorority chicks know that girlfriends arent boughtlifelong sisterhood is built with a pledge, a pin, and a secret handshake.

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Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin, c2009.

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Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, c2004.

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Boost teacher-to-teacher collaboration and learning as a means of informal, but powerful professional development! Most teachers have experienced some kind of formal mentoring or induction program. What these programs can miss is the meaningful daily interaction with peers that builds mutual trust and instructional collaboration.

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The TQM movement is rapidly taking hold in the educational system, but so far it has stopped at the classroom door. This book is a manual for the next stage: the application of TQM methods in supervising and evaluating teachers, so that quality teaching becomes an attainable goal.

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The TQM movement is rapidly taking hold in the educational system, but so far it has stopped at the classroom door. This book is a manual for the next stage: the application of TQM methods in supervising and evaluating teachers, so that quality teaching becomes an attainable goal.

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Suitable for parents or students to express their gratitude to a favorite mentor, this title captures the guiding spirit of the men and women who encourage, enlighten, and inspire their young charges every day. It shines a spotlight on a range of over fifty instructors from inner-city public schools to rural one-room schoolhouses.

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Focuses on common legal issues, providing school administrators and teachers with authoritative, legally defensible approaches for addressing school challenges. This book contains information to assist educators in performing their duties effectively and in accordance with the law.

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Everything to ensure teachers are prepared for the elementary classroom.