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As public schools become increasingly embattled by budget shortfalls, crowded buildings, and ever-more-rigid curricula, the burden of these restrictions has drastically changed the way children are expected to learn. Nowhere is this more obvious or more devastating than classrooms in high-need urban areas. Drawing upon teachers' firsthand experiences in some of today's most demanding schools, leading education experts Beverly Falk and Megan Blumenreich...
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Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A USA TODAY and Indie Bestseller!
For fans of New Kid and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who are forced together by their school to complete community service... and may just have more in common than they thought.
Can five overlooked kids make one big difference?
There's George: the brain
Sara: the loner
Dayara: the tough kid
Nico:
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Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Research-based parenting educator Jen Lumanlan provides a simple yet revolutionary framework for rethinking our relationship with our children and getting everyone's needs met in the process. She provides an alternative, not just to spanking and verbal abuse, but to Time Outs, countdowns, and emotional manipulation"--
6) Racism
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Publisher
Smart Apple/Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Case studies and helpful advice for kids who are bullied because of their race" --Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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In order to sort out the claims and counter-claims that wars bring, this book presents some unique statistics on more than 100 individual public schools in New York City. Each charter school in this group is located in the same building with a traditional public school serving the same community. Test scores show charter school students achieving proficiency on educational tests at a rate several times the rate of other schools in the same buildings....