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03790aam a2200505 i 4500 001 277BE886D98A11E78F813B5397128E48 003 SILO 005 20171205010050 008 170724s2017 mau b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2017016606 020 $a 0807042986 020 $a 9780807042984 035 $a (OCoLC)995162250 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LB2351.2 $b .N37 2017 082 00 $a 378.1/610973 $2 23 084 $a EDU034000 $a EDU015000 $a EDU034000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Nathan, Linda, $e author. 245 10 $a When grit isn't enough : $b a high school principal examines how poverty and inequality thwart the college-for-all promise / $c Linda Nathan. 264 1 $a Boston, Massachusetts : $b Beacon Press, $c [2017] 300 $a 178 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Examines major myths informing American education and explores how educators can better serve students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don't disadvantage students on the basis of race or income As the founder and co-headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy (BAA), an urban high school that boasts a 94 percent college acceptance rate, Linda Nathan could have rested on her laurels. But after ushering in fourteen years of graduating classes, Nathan took stock of the graduates: of those who went to college, 63 percent graduated and 37 percent dropped out. Although these stats are good, given that the national drop-out and transfer rate from college after the first year is 40 percent, Nathan feels like she failed the students who didn't graduate. This led her to reflect on the assumptions she herself has perpetuated about education: that college is for all, that hard work and determination are enough to get you through, that America is a land of equality. Seeing a rift between these false promises and the lived experiences of her students, Nathan argues that it is time for educators to face these uncomfortable issues head-on and ask the tough questions: How can colleges better acknowledge and address institutional racism and increase retention rates? And for those who sought a career without college, how could high school have paved an alternate path to success? Nathan includes the voices of BAA alumni/ae whose lived experiences provide a window through which to view urban education today and help imagine greater purposes for schooling"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Universities and colleges $z United States $x Admission. 650 0 $a College preparation programs $z United States. 650 0 $a College dropouts $z United States $x Prevention. 650 0 $a School-to-work transition $z United States. 650 0 $a Educational equalization $z United States. 650 7 $a EDUCATION / Secondary. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a EDUCATION / Higher. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a College dropouts $x Prevention. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00867771 650 7 $a College preparation programs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00867875 650 7 $a Educational equalization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00903418 650 7 $a School-to-work transition. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01107947 650 7 $a Universities and colleges $x Admission. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01161621 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Nathan, Linda, author. $t When grit isn't enough $d Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, 2017 $z 9780807042991 $w (DLC) 2017035694 941 $a 2 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20181129010352.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171205012638.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=277BE886D98A11E78F813B5397128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search