Yes we can! : improving urban schools through innovative education reform /

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Other Authors: Carter, Norvella (Editor), Howell, Leanne (Editor), Lewis, Chance W (Chance Wayne), 1972- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, [2011]
Series:Contemporary perspectives on access, equity, and achievement
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Table of Contents:
  • Yes we can--even in Detroit: quality education, academic achievement, and service learning / Robert W. Simmons III and Robert D. Carpenter
  • Texarkana independent school district: blazing a trail for urban learners / Molly S. Taylor
  • Examining influences on African American high school students' mathematics achievement / Lamont A. Flowers and Tiffany A. Flowers
  • Mental health delivery in urban schools: it takes a village to empower a child / Jamilia J. Blake, Collette Nero, and Concepcion M. Rodriguez
  • Deconstructing teacher bias: exploring attributional bias in urban elementary schools / Stephen D. Hancock and Tehia V. Starker
  • Going beyond parental involvement: parent perceptions of teacher support and its influence on achievement outcomes of urban African American high school adolescents / DeMarquis Hayes
  • Beyond lip service: engaging young African American men in a single-gender urban school / Ryan Vernosh
  • Montessori: education for life / Michelle J. Moody and Ginny Riga
  • Making a case to LEARN: linking emphasis on achievement and reporting needs of African American females on NAPE test results / Patricia J. Larke, Jemimah L. Young, and Jamaal R. Young
  • A closer look at media influences, identity formation, and educational policy: implications for African American male students / Meredith B.L. Walker and Bettie Ray Butler
  • Two steps forward, one step back: a brief fifty year overview of educational finance, politics, and policy influencing urban districts, schools, and students / Augustina Lozano and Anthony Rolle
  • Epilogue: capitalizing on our inspiration of hope to make sustainable reform in urban schools / Leanne L. Howell and Chance W. Lewis