Carter scores one for the Real World

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	• No Excuses: Seven Principals of Low Income Schools Who Set the Standard for High Achievement Samuel Casey Carter Heritage Foundation, 1999 - 35 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Carter scores one for the Real World

Its title aside, this is a book about children, an empirical treatment contra the entrenched, racially tinged "Poor Kids Can't Learn" bias. What makes these success stories more than just a "position paper" for policymakers is the human face Carter puts on seven school principals who, far from being "out of touch" with students, go to great lengths to ensure their radical accessibility. Carter provides a counterexample for everyone who believes that poor, minority students should be relegated to the Dumpster of the tired, spendthrifty DOE/AFT Leviathan. And he shows us that an intellectual but straightforward, sympathetic but demanding approach to teaching can yield not merely average, but outstanding results. Like the grass that emerges green from cracked and dirty concrete, the principals Carter studies have achieved more with hope, faith and confidence in their charges than most "well-off" schools have with mere money. Get copies for every member of your school board.

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Read about seven principals from around the country who prove that all children can excel academically regardless of race, income level, or family background. Although these schools are in the poorest sections of Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles and New York, their students consistently score at or above the 65th percentile on national exams. The men and women profiled in this report have proven that our nations poorest schools can become centers of academic excellence through hard work and a tireless dedication to achievement.