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Community Action for School Reform

Community Action for School Reform

by Baum, Howell S
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Presents an innovative community approach to educational improvement.

Community Action for School Reform tells the story of a partnership between Baltimore community activists and a university as they created an organization to improve neighborhood schools. The book examines the challenges they faced, such as persuading community members that they had the necessary knowledge to do something about the schools, starting and sustaining an organization, conducting and using research, engaging the school system, and funding their work.

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Pub dateAug 28, 2003
ISBN-100791457605
ISBN-139780791457603
LanguageEnglish
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