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Raising the Grade: How High School Reform Can Save Our Youth and Our Nation.(Brief article)(Book review)
Raising the Grade: How High School Reform Can Save Our Youth and Our Nation. Bob Wise (Jossey-Bass).
The price for having former public officials advocating for school reform is that we must every so often be subjected to a book like this one. in it, former West Virginia governor, former Congressman, and current president of the Alliance for Excellent Education Bob Wise piles up the platitudes and rings up the cash register. After serving up the familiar justifications for high school reform {e.g., social costs, changing demographics, dropout factories), Wise sets forth a threadbare list of the 10 elements of a successful high school (rigorous curricula, skilled teachers, ...
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