Mission possible : how the secrets of success academies can work in any school / Eva Moskowitz, Arin Lavinia.

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"Strategies for making schools work for all kids. Eva Moskowitz (the founder and CEO of the Success Charter Network in Harlem) and literacy expert, Arin Lavinia offer practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Moskowitz and Lavinia reveal how a charter schoo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moskowitz, Eva S.
Other Authors: Lavinia, Arin, 1977-
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, [2012], ©2012.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
School improvement programs > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Academic achievement > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Charter schools > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Harlem Success Academy (New York, N.Y.)
Genre:
Case studies.
Physical Description:viii, 166 pages ; 24 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Variant Title:
Mission possible : how the secrets of the success academies can work in any school. [Cover title]
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Why? What's wrong with American schools?
  • How? Making school a magical place
  • Who? It's all about the adults
  • Fast: Putting adults and children on the fast track
  • Rigor: Raising the bar for everybody
  • Reading: The starting point for all else
  • Writing: Putting ideas into the world with elegance
  • Call to action: How to make every school a Success Academy.