Closing the Achievement Gap [electronic resource] : Urban Schools. CSR Connection / Kathleen Porter and Stephanie Soper.

This report reviews efforts to reform urban schools, focusing on initiatives in Tennessee and California as examples from which distric leaders may draw useful lessons. The report suggests that comprehensive school reform (CSR) offers promise to struggling urban schools by focusing on transforming t...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors: Porter, Kathleen, Soper, Stephanie (Author)
Corporate Authors: National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform, Washington, DC, National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2003.
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