{"product_id":"frogs-into-princes-larry-cuban-9780807748596","title":"Frogs Into Princes: Writings on School Reform","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the essential collection of Larry Cuban's writings on urban school reform spanning his 45-year career. These carefully selected studies and articles examine instructional, curricular, organizational, and governance reform in mostly poor and minority districts and schools. The volume includes an Introduction and Epilogue that frames the book, giving readers a sense of Cuban's career as teacher, administrator, and researcher, and how those experiences were intimately tied to the writings presented here. Cuban's deep compassion for students and educators, and his commitment to educational equality for all children, is evident in every page of this stunning collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrings together in one volume the insights gained from decades of thinking about and working in schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes how the current standards and accountability movement, propelled by the No Child Left Behind Act, has had mixed effects upon schools, teaching, and learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArgues convincingly that the problems of inner-city schools can be solved when communities and schools work together to reduce poverty and racism within the larger society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers empirically based and practical knowledge about ways to maximize the possibilities for successful school reform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Cuban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807748595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807748596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.85h x 6.51w x 0.57d","brand":"Larry Cuban","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611007009023,"sku":"9780807748596","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c1a45bc-4975-406c-b541-180272ed95c7.jpg?v=1764511107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frogs-into-princes-larry-cuban-9780807748596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}