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Cover; Title Page; Welcome; Dedication; Epigraph; Prologue: Chantay; Chapter 1: The Good Ol' Days; Chapter 2: Best Practices; Chapter 3: Nemesis; Chapter 4: Nowhere Over the Rainbow; Chapter 5: Powers of Ten; Chapter 6: Sweet Jesús; Chapter 7: Lord Byron; Chapter 8: Free Freddy!; Chapter 9: My Funny Valentina; Chapter 10: Old School; Chapter 11: Lil' Mickey, a Disciple of Soul; Chapter 12: The Ivy Curtain; Chapter 13: Massacre of the Innocents; Chapter 14: Point of No Return; Chapter 15: Pomp and Circumstance; Epilogue: A Message to Charles; Acknowledgments; About the Author |
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THE BATTLE FOR ROOM 314In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a twenty-year career as a non-profit executive to teach in a tough New York City public high school. But his hopes quickly collided headlong with the appalling reality of his students' lives and a hobbled education system unable to help them: Freddy runs a drug ring for his incarcerated brother; Nee-cole is homeschooled on the subway by her brilliant homeless mother; and Byron's Ivy League dream is dashed because he is undocumented. In the end, Boland isn't hoisted on his students' shoulders and no one passes AP anything. This is no urban fairy tale of at-risk kids saved by a Hollywood hero, but a searing indictment of schools that claim to be progressive but still fail their students. Told with compassion, humor, and a keen eye, Boland's story is sure to ignite debate about the future of American education and attempts to reform it. |
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High schools -- Fiction.
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High schools. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Electronic books. |
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Downloadable e-Books.
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Fiction.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781455560622 : $78.00 |
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1455560626 : $78.00 |
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