Making the Best of Schools: A Handbook for Parents, Teachers, and Policymakers

by Jeannie Oakes

Book Overview

"This book will give adults confidence in themselves as reformers and in their children as scholars." -- Parents Magazine "A thoughtful guide to the problems that exist in schools today and an ample resource for arriving at solutions....Useful to parents trying to make sense of their children's needs [and]...also a fine primer for new board members or board members whose expertise lies somewhere outside education....An inviting exploration, steeped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300051239
• ISBN13: 9780300051230
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"