02362cam a2200313 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200030000840200027001140200026001410350024001670400013001910430012002040500026002160820020002421000017002622450134002792500012004132600039004253000024004645040054004885050435005425200931009776100042019086500039019506500041019897000018020301643517320151118165345.0100826s2011    nyu      b    000 0 eng    a  2010036774  a9781586487409 (hardcover)  a158648740X (hardcover)  z978-1586489267 (ebk.)  a(OCoLC)ocn435418516  aDLCcPUL  an-us---00aLB 1025.3b.K667 201100a371.10209732221 aKopp, Wendy.12aA chance to make history:bWhat works and what doesn't in providing an excellent education for all.cWendy Kopp with Steven Farr.  a1st ed.  aNew York :bPublicAffairs,cc2011.  av, 229 p. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-229).00tTeaching as leadership : lessons from transformational teachers --tNo shortcuts : lessons from transformational schools --tScaling success : lessons from improving systems --tSilver bullets and silver scapegoats --tIncreasing the pace of change --tTransformational teaching as the foundation for transformational change --tConclusion : whether we will --tAfterword : Transformational teaching and learning around the world.  aAmerica's failure to educate millions of children is a crisis that strikes at our fundamental ideals and health as a nation. Since 1990, Teach For America has been building a movement to end educational inequity in America. Now its founder, Wendy Kopp, shares the lessons learned from the experiences of more than 25,000 teachers and alumni who have taught and led schools in low-income communities . This book cuts through the noise of today's debates to describe what it will take to provide transformational education--education that changes the academic and life trajectories predicted by children's socioeconomic backgrounds. Kopp's experiences and insights also shine light on why we have not made more progress against educational inequity--how and why the misguided quest for easy answers actually distracts from the hard work--and on what we need to do now to increase the pace of change.--From publisher description.20aTeach for America (Project)xHistory. 0aEffective teachingzUnited States. 0aAcademic achievementzUnited States.1 aFarr, Steven.