Embracing risk in urban education curiosity, creativity, and courage in the era of "no excuses" and relay race reform /
"Ginsberg argues that in the effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative label of "at-risk," we are in danger of eliminating risk from education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2012] |
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| Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
| Summary: | "Ginsberg argues that in the effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative label of "at-risk," we are in danger of eliminating risk from education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explores alternative approaches to student achievement at four dynamic Philadelphia public schools"--Provided by publisher Ginsberg argues that in the effort to reduce the achievement gap and mitigate the pejorative label of at-risk, we are in danger of eliminating risk from education entirely. This is especially the case in urban schools with large numbers of poor and minority students. Ginsberg explores alternative approaches to student achievement at four dynamic Philadelphia public schools. " |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781299821446 (online) 9781607099499 (online) 9781607099505 (online) |