The gift of education
Subtitle: how a tuition guarantee program changed the lives of inner-city youth
By: Norman A. Newberg ; foreword By Michelle Fine.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Urban youth -- Education (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies; Urban youth -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies; Youth with social disabilities -- Education (Secondary) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies; Youth with social disabilities -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies; Student assistance programs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Giving the gift: catching the ball; title: Raising the level of play: junior high school; title: Dropping the ball: dropouts; title: Making it: high school; title: Living the gift: post secondary education; title: Conclusion.