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Author:
Pondiscio, Robert, author.
Title:
How the other half learns : equality, excellence, and the battle over school choice / Robert Pondiscio.
Publisher:
Averyan imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
viii, 374 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Educational equalization--United States.
Charter schools--United States.
School choice--United States.
Education and state--United States.
Public schools--Social aspects--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The Tiffany test -- We have an army coming -- Bronx 1 -- No excuses -- Whack-a-mole -- I want to slit my wrists -- Just let this Latina pass -- Marriage counseling -- The window and the mirror -- Outliers -- The math lesson -- Catholic school on the outside, bank street on the inside -- Survival mode -- Releasing the beast -- Come to Jesus -- Plan of attack -- Teach me! -- Joy and vomit -- Testing day -- The lottery -- The gas factor -- Proof point -- Culture clash -- The likely list -- A place called school.
Summary:
"An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0525533737
9780525533733
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1089856617
LCCN:
2019021574
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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