| Description |
xxv, 187 p., [4] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187). |
| Summary |
Here is the story of motivated neighborhood parents organizing an entire community to help transform a challenged urban school into one of Chicago's best. Author Jacqueline Edelberg, one of the neighborhood moms, provide an accessible and honest blueprint for reclaiming the public schools our children deserve.--[book jacket] |
| Contents |
Dream a future : identify opportunities -- Chemistry : capitalize on desire -- Support systems : contract services -- Academics : raise the bar -- Sell the dream : rebrand and reposition -- Fundraising : look beyond a climate of care -- The Nettelhorst blueprint -- Appendix A. Toolkit : how to set-up a 501(c)(3) -- Appendix B. How to learn more. |
| Subject |
School improvement programs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Community and school -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Schools -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Kurland, Susan, 1945-
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| ISBN |
9781442200005 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1442200006 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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