How the Other Half Learns : : Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice
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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 -- Lessons learned -- One last visit.
"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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 374 pages ; 24 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780525533733
SUBJECTS
Educational equalization.
Charter schools.
School choice.
Education and state.
Public schools -- Social aspects.