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02778cam a22006374a 4500 001 E4385A2E2B0411DEA75DDE07A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20240220011609 008 030617s2003 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2003054439 020 $a 9780743204460 020 $a 0743204468 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d NLGGC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d IWV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a LC3731 $b .T455 2003 082 00 $a 371.829/00973 $2 21 084 $a 81.84 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Thernstrom, Abigail M., $d 1936- 245 1 $a No excuses : $b closing the racial gap in learning / $c Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom. 260 $a New York : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2003. 300 $a xv, 334 p. : $b ill. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The problem: Left behind -- Tests matter -- Great teaching: Building academic skills -- Not by math alone -- Culture matters: Asians -- Hispanics -- Blacks -- The conventional wisdom: Send money -- Racial isolation -- Teacher quality -- Serious effort, limited results -- Congress strikes out -- Raising the bar -- Roadblocks to change. 650 0 $a Minority students $z United States. 650 0 $a Academic achievement $z United States. 650 0 $a Educational equalization $z United States. 650 0 $a Education $x Social aspects $z United States. 650 17 $a Onderwijsproblemen. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Intercultureel onderwijs. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Spaanse Amerikanen. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Negers. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Openbaar onderwijs. $2 gtt 700 1 $a Thernstrom, Stephan. 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon052/2003054439.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon041/2003054439.html 856 41 $3 Sample text $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2003054439-s.html 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2003054439-t.html 941 $a 15 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214043250.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017012516.0 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718081830.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926083710.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160820061923.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140531010404.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OUAX845 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20090701080000.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E4385A2E2B0411DEA75DDE07A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWVInitiate Another SILO Locator Search