Streetwise for Book Smarts

by Celina Su

Book Overview

In Streetwise for Book Smarts, Celina Su examines the efforts of parents and students who sought to improve the quality of education in their local schools by working with grassroots organizations and taking matters into their own hands. In these organizations, everyday citizens pursued not only education reform but also democratic accountability and community empowerment. These groups had similar resources and operated in the same political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801475589
• ISBN13: 9780801475580
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher