Shows how students in urban schools begin to perform better when educators' and parents' expectations grow, by providing research from similar scenarios and instructions for what needs to be done to achieve this goal.

According to the many student voices in this book, urban middle school students want teachers who "stay on them" to complete their work, maintain orderly classrooms, give them the extra help they need to succeed, explain their work clearly, draw on a variety of teaching strategies, and make their work relevant and meaningful. This book, rich in detail, brings these inner-city students' perspectives to life and issues a compelling call for urban school reform that actually touches students' daily lives. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Little Magothy and Other Stories is a book of emphatic tales. The woods and waterways of the mid-Atlantic region are settings for some of Wilson's best work. His characters--intricate, enigmatic creatures who feel but don't always share--are tumbled haphazardly about these watery landscapes...read more

Product Description: This book represents one of the first extensive investigations of the effects of statewide testing policies on local school districts. It focuses on the increasingly popular tool in education of promoting reform by comparison. There is a prevailing assumption among policymakers and state education officials that they can pressure schools into action by comparing schools, school districts, and states on test performances...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: the studies found evidence of collaborative planning