Thernstrom, Abigail M.,  1936-, <br/><br/>
No excuses :  closing the racial gap in learning /  [print] 
Abigail Thernstrom and Stephan Thernstrom. 
 - New York :  Simon and Schuster,  (c)2003. 
 - xv, 334 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The problem: Left behind --  Tests matter --  Great teaching: Building academic skills --  Not by math alone --  Culture matters: Asians --  Hispanics --  Blacks --  The conventional wisdom: Send money --  Racial isolation --  Teacher quality --  Serious effort, limited results --  Congress strikes out --  Raising the bar --  Roadblocks to change. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003054439 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Minority students--United States.<br/>Academic achievement--United States.<br/>Educational equalization--United States.<br/>Education--Social aspects--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC3731.T411.N649 2003 LC3731