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Grassroots School Reform

A Community Guide to Developing Globally Competitive Students

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  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. Reinterpreting “Least Restrictive Environment”

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 131-136
  14. Providing Choice in the Public Arena

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 137-142
  15. Legislating for Change

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 143-149
  16. Managing with Data

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 151-165
  17. Building Successful Partnerships

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 167-174
  18. Sustaining and Enhancing Reform

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 175-182
  19. The Rescuer’s 12-Step-Guide to School Reform

    • Kent A. Farnsworth
    Pages 183-191

About this book

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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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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