2007 Notable Education Book,
American School Board Journal
This straightforward and inspiring book takes readers into schools where educators believe—and prove—that all children, even those considered “hard-to-teach, ” can learn to high standards.
Their teachers and principals refuse to write them off and instead show how thoughtful instruction, high expectations, stubborn commitment, and careful consideration of each child’s needs can result in remarkable improvements in student achievement.
Mengenai Pengarang
Karin Chenoweth is a longtime education writer. Before working on this book, she wrote a weekly column on schools and education for the Washington Post, and was previously a senior writer and executive editor for
Black Issues in Higher Education (now
Diverse). As a freelance writer, Chenoweth has written for such publications as
Education Week,
American Teacher,
American Educator,
School Library Journal, and the
Washington Post Magazine. In addition, she has been an active parent volunteer throughout her children’s public schooling in Montgomery County, Maryland.