Reforming a School System, Reviving a City

The Promise of Say Yes to Education in Syracuse
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-34682-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 227 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, former national education correspondent for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in Syracuse, New York, that aim to expand the city's the middle class by supporting its children.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maeroff, G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Stakes 2. Say Yes to Education 3. Elements of Collaboration 4. Getting Started in Syracuse 5. Teaching and Learning 6. Outside Influences on the Classroom 7. Extended Time for Learning 8. Making Time More Productive 9. Weaving a Web of Social and Emotional Support 10. Getting Ready for College 11. A Summer Bridge 12. Paying the Bills 13. Lifting the City 14. Putting It All in Perspective

Über Autor(innen)

Gene I. Maeroff is President of the school board in Edison, New Jersey, USA. He is the former national education correspondent of The New York Times and was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He has written, co-writen, edited, or co-edited fifteen books.