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Grassroots School Reform

A Community Guide to Developing Globally Competitive Students

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  • © 2010

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  1. Kent A. Farnsworth
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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 1-2

  3. We Need School Reform—and Soon!

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 3-12

  4. Where Are We Doing It Right?

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 13-26

  5. Where Reform Won’t Happen

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 27-37

  6. Getting Someone to be Responsible

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 39-47

  7. Finding and Supporting Great Leadership

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 49-58

  8. Developing a World Class Curriculum

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 59-71

  9. Math as the Language of Science and Technology

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 73-83

  10. Second Language from the Start

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 85-92

  11. “Let Me Show You The World”

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 93-105

  12. Hiring, Developing, and Evaluating for Excellence

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 107-118

  13. Keeping Teachers Current, Enthusiastic, and Energized

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 119-130

  14. Reinterpreting “Least Restrictive Environment”

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 131-136

  15. Providing Choice in the Public Arena

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 137-142

  16. Legislating for Change

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 143-149

  17. Managing with Data

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 151-165

  18. Building Successful Partnerships

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 167-174

  19. Sustaining and Enhancing Reform

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    Pages 175-182

  20. The Rescuer’s 12-Step-Guide to School Reform

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 183-191
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This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.

About the author

KENT FARNSWORTH Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA.

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