LEADER 00000cam a2200517 a 4500 001 ocn276993580 005 20101217110241.0 008 081125s2009 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2008048746 019 294886483 020 9780870785139|qpaperback 020 0870785133|qpaperback 035 (OCoLC)ocn276993580 035 495976 040 DLC|beng|cDLC 043 n-us-nj 049 RIDM 050 00 LC213.22.N5|bM33 2009 082 00 379.2/6|222 090 LC213.22.N5 M33 2009 100 1 MacInnes, Gordon,|d1941-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n95087193 245 10 In plain sight :|bsimple, difficult lessons from New Jersey's expensive efforts to close the achievement gap / |cGordon MacInnes. 264 1 New York :|bCentury Foundation Press,|c2009. 300 viii, 129 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 500 A Century Foundation Book. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index. 505 0 Introduction -- Education is for readers only -- The instructional problems facing New Jersey's city schools are mirrored in cities across the nation -- The Abbott decisions set the stage for attacking the achievement gap -- Switching the priority from compliance with court mandates to promoting early literacy -- Providing quality preschool is not child's play -- New Jersey judicial mandates versus the drive to improve classroom instruction -- Districts must lead if academic performance is to improve -- Special education students and English-language learners -- Lessons learned in attempting to close the achievement gap. 650 0 Educational equalization|zNew Jersey.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2009102619 650 0 Education and state|zNew Jersey.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2008118808 650 0 School improvement programs|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85118340|zNew Jersey.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80046086-781 650 0 Academic achievement|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85000296|zNew Jersey.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n80046086-781 650 7 Educational equalization.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/903418 650 7 Education and state.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 902835 650 7 School improvement programs.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1107461 650 7 Academic achievement.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 794949 651 7 New Jersey.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1208379 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 495976 948 |d20100818|cMH|tcheck 505 enrich|lridm|v1 994 C0|bRID
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