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Feiman-Nemser, Sharon, Ed.; Tamir, Eran, Ed.; Hammerness, Karen, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2014
How can we best prepare pre-service teachers to succeed in the classroom--and to stay in teaching over time? The one-size-fits-all model of traditional teacher education programs has been widely criticized, yet the most popular alternative--fast-track programs--have at best a mixed record of success. An increasing number of districts and charter…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Public Schools, Urban Schools
Kennelly, Louise, Ed.; Monrad, Maggie, Ed. – National High School Center, 2007
The transition from middle school to high school represents a significant event in the lives of adolescents, one that necessitates support from and collaboration among teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators at both educational levels. Successful transitions place particular emphasis on ninth-grade initiatives and can create one of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Student Attrition
Miron, Louis F., Ed.; St. John, Edward P., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers analyzes various urban school reform strategies. There are 13 chapters in five parts. After "Introduction: Rethinking Urban School Reform" (Louis F. Miron and Edward P. St. John), Part 1, "The Courts and Urban Schools," contains (1) "School Desegregation is Over in the Inner Cities: What Do We Do…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Role, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Change