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This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.

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We Need School Reform-and Soon! Where are we Doing it Right? Where Reform Won´t Happen Getting Someone to be Responsible Finding and Supporting Great Leadership Developing a World Class Curriculum Math as the Language of Science and Technology Second Language from the Start ´Let Me Show You The World´ Hiring, Developing, and Evaluating for Excellence Keeping Teachers Current, Enthusiastic, and Energized Reinterpreting ´Least Restrictive Environment´ Providing Choice in the Public Arena Legislating for Change Managing with Data Building Successful Partnerships Sustaining and Enhancing Reform The Rescuer´s 12 Step Guide to School Reform

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KENT FARNSWORTH Mary Ann Lee Endowed Professor of Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA.

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