Lessons from the Cities, part three:
America’s cities have been evolving for decades to produce the conditions that now affect the lives of so many children. Paul Hill, in Fixing Urban Schools, suggests that multiple approaches are needed to bring about lasting change. Similarly, Michael Casserly, who directs the Council of the Great City Schools, articulates a "growing national consensus about what it will take to improve urban schools: set high standards, strengthen teaching, improve discipline, instill accountability, involve the community, spend wisely, and do what works." | |||||
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