Waiting for "Superman" :  how we can save America's failing public schools / 
edited by Karl Weber. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  PublicAffairs,  c2010. 
 - vi, 279 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - A Participant media guide .
 - Participant Media guide. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index. 
<br/><br/> The problem. A nation still at risk --  The film. Introduction: waiting for "Superman"-the story behind the movie --  Voices from waiting for "Superman" --  The making of waiting for "Superman" /  The road to super Tuesday /  Francisco. Introduction: Francisco's story --  How school kill neighborhoods-and can help save them /  The difference is great teachers /  g pt. 3:  Emily. Introduction: Emily's story --  Calling all citizens /  Anthony. Introduction: Anthony's story --  Putting kids first /  Five foundations for student success /  Bianca. Introduction: Bianca's story --  What really makes a super school? /  Daisy. Introduction: Daisy's story --  Bringing change to scale: the next big reform challenge /  Educating America's young people for the global economy /  What you can do. How you can make a difference /  Web sites and organizations devoted to children, schools, and education reform --  Mom Congress lesson plan for change editors of Parenting magazine.  Davis Guggenheim --  Lesley Chilcott --  Bill Strickland --  Eric Hanushek --  Eric Schwarz --  Michelle Rhee --  Randi Weingarten --  Jay Mathews --  Geoffrey Canada --  Melinda Gates --  The Alliance for Excellent Education --  Prologue:  pt. 1:  pt. 2:  pt. 4:  pt. 5:  pt. 6:  pt. 7: 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781586489274 (pbk.) 1586489275 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010026986 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015584238  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational accountability--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Education--Standards--United States.<br/>Education--Evaluation.--United States<br/>School improvement programs--United States.<br/>Educational equalization--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB 2806.22  / .W35 2010