Improbable scholars (Record no. 98664)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field ocn842929928
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency NT
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency NT
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199987504
Qualifying information
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code n-us-nj
050 04 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number LB2822
Item number .I477 2013
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library NTA
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kirp, David L.
Relator term Author
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Improbable scholars
Remainder of title the rebirth of a great American school system and a strategy for America's schools /
Statement of responsibility, etc. David L. Kirp.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. (c)2013.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (viii, 262 pages)
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Content type term text
Content type code txt
Source rdacontent
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media type term computer
Media type code c
Source rdamedia
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE
Carrier type term online resource
Carrier type code cr
Source rdacarrier
347 ## - DIGITAL FILE CHARACTERISTICS
File type data file
Source rda
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographies and index.
520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "No school district can be all charismatic leaders and super-teachers. It can't start from scratch, and it can't fire all its teachers and principals when students do poorly. Great charter schools can only serve a tiny minority of students. Whether we like it or not, most of our youngsters will continue to be educated in mainstream public schools. The good news, as David L. Kirp reveals in Improbable Scholars, is that there's a sensible way to rebuild public education and close the achievement gap for all students. Indeed, this is precisely what's happening in a most unlikely place: Union City, New Jersey, a poor, crowded Latino community just across the Hudson from Manhattan. The school district--once one of the worst in the state--has ignored trendy reforms in favor of proven game-changers like quality early education, a word-soaked curriculum, and hands-on help for teachers. When beneficial new strategies have emerged, like using sophisticated data-crunching to generate pinpoint assessments to help individual students, they have been folded into the mix. The results demand that we take notice--from third grade through high school, Union City scores on the high-stakes state tests approximate the statewide average. In other words, these inner-city kids are achieving just as much as their suburban cousins in reading, writing, and math. What's even more impressive, nearly ninety percent of high school students are earning their diplomas and sixty percent of them are going to college. Top students are winning national science awards and full rides at Ivy League universities. These schools are not just good places for poor kids. They are good places for kids, period. Improbable Scholars offers a playbook--not a prayer book--for reform that will dramatically change our approach to reviving public education"--
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520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "In Improbable Scholars, David L. Kirp challenges the conventional wisdom about public schools and education reform in America through an in-depth look at Union City, New Jersey's high-performing urban school district. In this compelling study, Kirp reveals Union's city's revolutionary secret: running an exemplary school system doesn't demand heroics, just hard and steady work"--
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505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction: High Stakes --
Title The Pie: Room 210, George Washington Elementary School --
-- New Kids on the Block: George Washington Elementary School --
-- Gruntwork: The Endless Business of Building a Great School System --
-- The Magic Kingdom: Preschool for All --
-- Mother Teresa meets Mayor Daley: Good Schools = Smart Politics --
-- Can These Eagles Soar?: Union City High School --
-- Where Fun Comes to Die (And Be Reborn): George Washington Elementary School-Reprise --
-- The Odyssey Continues: Union City School System, One Year Later --
-- What Union City Can Teach America: Nationwide, Slow and Steady Wins the Race.
530 ## - COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="b">b</a>
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element School improvement programs
Geographic subdivision New Jersey
-- Union City
Form subdivision Case studies.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Hispanic American children
General subdivision Education
Geographic subdivision New Jersey
-- Union City
Form subdivision Case studies.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Educational equalization
Geographic subdivision New Jersey
-- Union City
Form subdivision Case studies.
655 #1 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Electronic Books.
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=575481&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=575481&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518</a>
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942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)
DONATED BY:
VENDOR EBSCO
Classification part LB..
PUBLICATION YEAR 2013
LOCATION ONLINE
REQUESTED BY:
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-- NFIC
Source of classification or shelving scheme
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902 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT B, LDB (RLIN)
a 1
b Cynthia Snell
c 1
d Cynthia Snell
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Collection Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Uniform Resource Identifier Price effective from Koha item type
        Non-fiction G. Allen Fleece Library G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE 07/07/2023 EBSCO   LB2822.83.5 ocn842929928 07/07/2023 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=575481&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 07/07/2023 Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)