Title: Whatever it takes : Geoffrey Canada's quest to change Harlem and America /
Authors: Tough, Paul
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Canada, Geoffrey.; Poverty New York (State) New York Prevention.; African American children Education New York (State) New York.; African American children New York (State) New York Social conditions.; Poor New York (State) New York Social conditions.; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Economic conditions.
Abstract: An intriguing portrait of African-American activist Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone, describes his radical new approach to eliminating inner-city poverty, one that proposes to transform the lives of poor children by changing their schools, their families, and their neighborhoods at the same time.
Contents: The lottery -- Unequal childhoods -- Baby college -- Contamination -- Battle mode -- Bad apples -- Last chance -- The conveyor belt -- Escape velocity -- Graduation -- What would it take?