Waiting for "Superman" : how we can save America's failing public schools / edited by Karl Weber.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Participant Media guidePublication details: New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: vi, 279 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781586489274 (pbk.)
  • 1586489275 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB 2806.22 .W35 2010
Contents:
Prologue: The problem. A nation still at risk -- pt. 1: The film. Introduction: waiting for "Superman"-the story behind the movie -- Voices from waiting for "Superman" -- The making of waiting for "Superman" / Davis Guggenheim -- The road to super Tuesday / Lesley Chilcott -- pt. 2: Francisco. Introduction: Francisco's story -- How school kill neighborhoods-and can help save them / Bill Strickland -- The difference is great teachers / Eric Hanushek -- g pt. 3: Emily. Introduction: Emily's story -- Calling all citizens / Eric Schwarz -- pt. 4: Anthony. Introduction: Anthony's story -- Putting kids first / Michelle Rhee -- Five foundations for student success / Randi Weingarten -- pt. 5: Bianca. Introduction: Bianca's story -- What really makes a super school? / Jay Mathews -- pt. 6: Daisy. Introduction: Daisy's story -- Bringing change to scale: the next big reform challenge / Geoffrey Canada -- Educating America's young people for the global economy / Melinda Gates -- pt. 7: What you can do. How you can make a difference / The Alliance for Excellent Education -- Web sites and organizations devoted to children, schools, and education reform -- Mom Congress lesson plan for change editors of Parenting magazine.
Summary: This book explores politically charged topics through a series of essays by thinkers at the leading edge of educational innovation. It shows how failing schools destroy neighborhoods--not the reverse--and how research reveals that dedicated, attentive teachers are what help at-risk kids succeed. Inspired the film directed by "An Inconvenient Truth"'s Davis Guggenheim.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index.

Prologue: The problem. A nation still at risk -- pt. 1: The film. Introduction: waiting for "Superman"-the story behind the movie -- Voices from waiting for "Superman" -- The making of waiting for "Superman" / Davis Guggenheim -- The road to super Tuesday / Lesley Chilcott -- pt. 2: Francisco. Introduction: Francisco's story -- How school kill neighborhoods-and can help save them / Bill Strickland -- The difference is great teachers / Eric Hanushek -- g pt. 3: Emily. Introduction: Emily's story -- Calling all citizens / Eric Schwarz -- pt. 4: Anthony. Introduction: Anthony's story -- Putting kids first / Michelle Rhee -- Five foundations for student success / Randi Weingarten -- pt. 5: Bianca. Introduction: Bianca's story -- What really makes a super school? / Jay Mathews -- pt. 6: Daisy. Introduction: Daisy's story -- Bringing change to scale: the next big reform challenge / Geoffrey Canada -- Educating America's young people for the global economy / Melinda Gates -- pt. 7: What you can do. How you can make a difference / The Alliance for Excellent Education -- Web sites and organizations devoted to children, schools, and education reform -- Mom Congress lesson plan for change editors of Parenting magazine.

This book explores politically charged topics through a series of essays by thinkers at the leading edge of educational innovation. It shows how failing schools destroy neighborhoods--not the reverse--and how research reveals that dedicated, attentive teachers are what help at-risk kids succeed. Inspired the film directed by "An Inconvenient Truth"'s Davis Guggenheim.

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