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Madeline Cartwright, born into a family of thirteen children in a rural Pennsylvania town, remembers how it felt to be a child singled out in school for her messy hair and her hand-me-down clothes. She can still recall her frustration when she couldn't read in third grade and the alphabet seemed hopelessly twisted beyond her comprehension. It was those memories, interwoven with her inherent innovation and generosity, that Cartwright brought to the run-down Blaine Elementary School in North Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion District. This dynamic woman took over the troubled inner-city school and brought her teachers and students to a stunning victory. Test scores increased, attendance grew to 92 percent, and a community where 63 percent of families receive public assistance was inspired to overcome the apathy and the stereotype of despair endemic to the urban landscape.
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For the Children : Lessons from a Visionary Principal
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For the Children: Lessons from a Visionary Principal
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For the Children / Lessons from a Visionary Principal (SIGNED), AND A SECOND BOOK, Setting the Record Straight / Responses to Misconceptions About Public Education in the United States
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Cartwright book, a stated 1993 first edition with complete number line, is hand-dated 1994, inscribed and signed to the blank FFE by the author Madeline Cartwright -- who as principal improved test scores and attendance (which is mandatory, making her achievement equivalent to that of a prison warden "improving attendance" at daily roll call) at the government-run Blaine Elementary School in North Philadelphia. The Bracey title -- an unread 1996 trade paperback first printing from the "Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development," ISBN 0-87120-279-4 -- is NOT signed. Two books on related subjects combined into one lot to consolidate shipping charge. Reduced from $12. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 008047
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