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131.		Leadership Capacity for Lasting School Improvement by Linda Lambert Manufacturer: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve	List Price: $23.95 Our Price: $10.50 You Save: $ 13.45 (56%) Prices subject to change
Summary: frustrating Content: this is very frustrating to read, overloaded with examples that make the content difficult to understand. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

132.		Shaking Up the Schoolhouse: How to Support and Sustain Educational Innovation by Phillip C. Schlechty Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass	List Price: $32.00 Our Price: $1.25 You Save: $ 30.75 (96%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Pretentious with little practical value for teachers Content: In his preface to Shaking Up the Schoolhouse, Phillip Schlechty describes his belief of what should be educatorï¿½s mission. He states that the business of Ford is not to provide stockholders ï¿½with a decent return on their investment.ï¿½ But rather, ï¿½to ... → Click here to read more reviews.

133.		Professional Development for School Improvement: Empowering Learning Communities by Stephen P. Gordon Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon	List Price: $57.40 Our Price: $51.70 You Save: $ 5.70 (10%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Blech Content: This book is hardly useful to the educational administrator. Much of the book deals with the design of a professional development program. With the advent of school improvement plans in the 1990s all schools should have PD programs as part of their school ... → Click here to read more reviews.

134.		Inside American Education by Thomas Sowell Manufacturer: Free Press	List Price: $57.00 Our Price: $7.95 You Save: $ 49.05 (86%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Every parent should read this! Content: This book is a MUST read for EVERY parent! Regardless of where or how your children receive their education, the information is pertinent. The first thing that I noticed is that Mr. Sowell must provide the most extensive list of sources I have ever seen ... → Click here to read more reviews.

135.		Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write, or Add by Charles J. Sykes Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin	List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $4.48 You Save: $ 12.47 (74%) Prices subject to change
Summary: repeat...repeat...repeat Content: I actually agree with the author's basic premise that the public education system is too worried about everything except the academic education of our children. I started reading this book prepared to nod my head and say, "uh, huh" while agreeing with his ... → Click here to read more reviews.

136.		Horace's Compromise by Theodore R. Sizer Manufacturer: Mariner Books	List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $4.48 You Save: $ 9.52 (68%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A good read for secondary school personnel Content: Even though the book was written in 1984, many of the dilemmas faced in the American high school haven't changed. Students still need more stimulation from teachers and curriculum. This book highlights some of the main themes that can be seen in most high ... → Click here to read more reviews.

137.		From Good Schools to Great Schools: What Their Principals Do Well by Theodore R. Sizer Manufacturer: Corwin Press	List Price: $31.95 Our Price: $26.50 You Save: $ 5.45 (17%) Prices subject to change
Summary: For anyone in a position of leadership in any educational facility Content: Leadership in anything is the difference between mediocrity and greatness, and "From Good Schools to Great Schools: What Principals Do Well" elaborates on that point. Promoting that schools need a good leader to do well, it encourages principals across the ... → Click here to read more reviews.

138.		"I Won't Learn from You": And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment by Herbert R. Kohl Manufacturer: New Press	List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $6.47 You Save: $ 10.48 (62%) Prices subject to change
Summary: It all adds up to a great book Content: Why won't some children learn? This is the central question of Herbert Kohl's persuasive book that mixes together history lessons, philosophy and autobiography to produce an important contribution to the discussion of education reform. As a progressive ... → Click here to read more reviews.

139.		Funding Public Schools: Politics and Policies (Studies in Government and Public Policy) by Kenneth K. Wong Manufacturer: University Press of Kansas	List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $14.35 You Save: $ 1.60 (10%) Prices subject to change
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140.		No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine by Rob Merritt Manufacturer: Lantern Books	List Price: $18.95 Our Price: $12.61 You Save: $ 6.34 (33%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A Loser Looking to Make An Easy Buck Content: I was forced to read this book for a Graduate course on Violence Prevention in Schools. It's very engaging, and at times a can't-put-it-down book, however, by giving Brooks Brown an opportunity to write this book, he's continuing the legacy of his two friends-turned-assassins. → Click here to read more reviews.

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