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Direct linkWaitoller, Federico R. – Teachers College Press, 2020
Through powerful narratives of parents of Black and Latinx students with disabilities, this book provides a unique look at the relationship between disability, race, urban space, and market-driven educational policies. Offering significant insights into complex forms of educational exclusion, the text illustrates the actual challenges and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Download full textBabineau, Kate; Hand, Dave; Rossmeier, Vincent – Cowen Institute, 2016
On August 30, 2016, the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) and Recovery School District (RSD) released their Unification Plan to the public. The plan provides detail about Act 91 and the impending changes for local schools, teachers, parents, and students. The plan is necessarily detailed, providing an abundance of information on scheduling,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, School District Reorganization, Charter Schools
Christy, Leona; Walne, Marina; Pandit, Mukta; Hassel, Bryan; Kim, Juli; Hargrave, Elaine – National Charter School Resource Center, 2015
The charter sector has grown dramatically since its beginnings in Minnesota almost a quarter of a century ago. Today, an estimated 2.5 million children attend approximately 6,400 charter schools across the country, and all but 8 states have charter laws in place. The expansion of the sector has been accompanied by an increase in public commentary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement
Moskowitz, Eva; Lavinia, Arin – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Eva Moskowitz (the founder and CEO of the Success Charter Network in Harlem) and Arin Lavinia offer practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Moskowitz and Lavinia reveal how a charter school in the middle of Harlem, enrolling neighborhood children selected at random, emerged as one of the top schools in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Teacher Improvement, Urban Schools, Achievement Gap
US Department of Education, 2008
"The Achiever" is a bi-monthly publication for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) President Urges Congress to Reauthorize Law; (2) Standing on Solid Ground: New Orleans School Reopens to High Demand; (3) Secretary's…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Natural Disasters, Urban Schools
Howell, Leanne L., Ed.; Lewis, Chance W., Ed.; Carter, Norvella, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Yes We Can: Improving Urban Schools through Innovative Educational Reform is a empirically-based book on urban education reform to not only proclaim that hope is alive for urban schools, but to also produce a body of literature that examines current practices and then offer practical implications for all involved in this arduous task. This book is…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, School Restructuring, Test Results
