Firstschool: Transforming Prek-3rd Grade for African American, Latino, and Low-Income Children

by Sharon Ritchie and Laura Gutmann

Book Overview

FirstSchool is a groundbreaking framework for teaching minority and low-income children. This work discusses the research and practice to date that defines FirstSchool as a critical approach to closing the achievement and opportunity gaps. Changing the conversation from improving test scores to improving school experiences, it features lessons learned from eight elementary schools whose leadership and staff implemented sustainable changes in their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807754811
• ISBN13: 9780807754818
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"