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1 online resource (348 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Preface; Chapter 1: Maria; Chapter 2: Mr. Roth; The Progressives (1890-1950); Chapter 3: George; Chapter 4: Mr. Hsu; Desegregation (1957-1970); Chapter 5: Pablo; Chapter 6: Principal Guthertz; The Standards and Accountability Movement (1980-Present); Chapter 7: Ms. McKamey; Chapter 8: Jesmyn; Epilogue; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
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It's easier for a journalist to embed with the Army than to go behind the scenes at an American public school. Kristina Rizga spent an unprecedented four years reporting from the classrooms and hallways of Mission High School in San Francisco. The result is Mission High, a first hand report from inside a ""low-performing"" school whose students are, in fact, thriving.Rizga expected noisy classrooms, hallway fights, and disgruntled staff. Instead, she found a welcoming place; satisfied students, teachers and parents; plummeting dropout rates; and a diverse student body with an 88% college accep. |
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Academic achievement -- California -- San Francisco. |
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Educational evaluation -- California -- San Francisco. |
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Educational sociology -- California -- San Francisco. |
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High school students -- California -- San Francisco. |
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Mission High School (San Francisco, Calif.). |
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Mission High School (San Francisco, Calif.).
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Academic achievement -- California -- San Francisco.
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Educational evaluation -- California -- San Francisco.
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Educational sociology -- California -- San Francisco.
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High school students -- California -- San Francisco.
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Electronic books.
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Baker & Taylor Axis 360
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Print version: Rizga, Kristina Mission High : One School, How Experts Tried to Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph New York : Nation Books,c2015 9781568584959 |
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9781568584621 |
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1568584628 |
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