The hard truth
Subtitle: problems and issues in urban school reform
By: Sean Yisrael
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781475800036; 9781475800043; 9781475800050
Subjects: School improvement programs; Urban schools
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The leadership void in today's urban schools; title: Conflict and friction; title: Individual entrapments; title: Learn the school's culture (before trying to improve it); title: Irate parents; title: Troublemakers on the staff; title: Stagnation and inefficiency; title: Disruptive students; title: Academic instruction; title: Standardized testing; title: Central office staff; title: The school's budget; title: Social media; title: Practice self-reflection.