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Author MacInnes, Gordon, 1941-

Title In plain sight : simple, difficult lessons from New Jersey's expensive efforts to close the achievement gap / Gordon MacInnes.

Publication Info. New York : Century Foundation Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  LC213.22.N5 M33 2009    Available  ---
Description viii, 129 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note A Century Foundation Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-115) and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Educational equalization -- New Jersey.
Educational equalization.
New Jersey.
Education and state -- New Jersey.
Education and state.
School improvement programs -- New Jersey.
School improvement programs.
Academic achievement -- New Jersey.
Academic achievement.
ISBN 9780870785139 paperback
0870785133 paperback