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BL
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949147
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b703517
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| Main Entry
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Jacobs, Joanne.
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| Title & Author
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Our school : : the inspiring story of two teachers, one big idea, and the school that beat the odds /\ Joanne Jacobs.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2005.
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| Page. NO
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240 pages ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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1403970238
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: 9781403970237
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-233) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Crossing over -- 2. Fighting the blob -- 3. A school of our own -- 4. Downtown college purgatory -- 5. This id DCP! -- 6. Vamos, caballeros -- 7. Conflict and resolution -- 8. Strike 67 -- 9. Outside the box -- 10. Life dreams -- 11. On trial -- 12. The shortest basketball team in America -- 13. Last chance at first semester -- 14. The Zoot Suiters -- 15. Red flag -- 16. The efficiency expert -- 17. Patience -- 18. Carrying the torch -- 19. Principal's day -- 20. The knife -- 21. F no Es fabuloso -- 22. Class of '06 -- 23. Awake -- 24. Altius, Fortius -- 25. Building for the future -- 26. Ride the carrot salad -- 27. Lessons learned -- 28. The charter debate -- 29. Commencement -- Appendix. How to start a charter school.
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| Abstract
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"Our School tells the story of Downtown College Prep, a public charter high school in San Jose that recruits underachieving students and promises to prepare them for four-year colleges and universities. The average student enters ninth-grade with fifth-grade reading and math skills. Many have slid through school without doing homework. Some barely speak English."
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"Tracking the innovative and pioneering program, journalist Joanne Jacobs follows the young principal who tries to shake the hand of every student each day, the dedicated teachers who inspire teens to break free from their histories of failure, and the immigrant parents who fight to protect their children from gangs. This book provides a new understanding of what makes a school work and how desire, pride, and community - ganas, orgullo, and communidad - can put students on track for success in life."--Jacket.
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Charter schools-- California, Case studies.
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Mexican Americans-- Education-- California, Case studies.
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Minorities-- Education-- California, Case studies.
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Charter school
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Charter schools.
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Interkulturelle Erziehung
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Mexican Americans-- Education.
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Minderheit
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Minorities-- Education.
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California.
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Kalifornien
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| Dewey Classification
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371.01
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| LC Classification
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LB2806.36.J33 2005
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5,3ssgn
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DO 9002rvk
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DV 2850rvk
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