Product Description: Education of America’s school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public...read more

Product Description: Closing the K-12 achievement gap is critical to the future welfare of African American individuals, families, and communities—and to the future of our nation as a whole. The black-white academic achievement gap—the significant statistical difference in academic performance between African American students and their white peers—is the single greatest impediment to achieving racial equality and social justice in America...read more

Product Description: It has become a cliché to say that these are precarious times for public schools. It is also a reality. On the one hand, improving schools is the public's top priority. On the other, significant numbers of Americans are giving up on public schools...read more

Describes alternative routes to teaching, covering how they were developed, national programs, and state certification requirements.

Provides concrete, step-by-step information for students who wish to pursue career avenues or educational opportunities other than a four-year college after high school graduation. Original.

Product Description: Parents, what if your local public school is a menace to your child’s mind, education, and future? What if public schools are hopelessly beyond repair and simply cannot give your children the education they need and deserve? Do you have children who do poorly in school or are bored or frustrated with school? In contrast to what most public-school officials will tell you, in most cases the problem lies with the schools, not with your children...read more

Describes a wide variety of careers that can be entered into without a four-year degree and discusses alternative and vocational education and where to get it

Product Description: A large number of people choose to educate their children in settings other than the traditional high school. However, there is a challenge in finding a cohesive, coherent set of materials that meet standards that are common in most states...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes the qualities of a good alternative school, stressing staff requirements, curriculum, class size, and assessment. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This book is about the experiences of a group of middle school students and the administration, faculty and staff responsible for meeting their educational needs. These students have been removed from the traditional public school environment and placed in an alternative school program in lieu of expulsion...read more

Discusses how parents can create a home environment that encourages children to learn and explains what is right and wrong with traditional education. (view table of contents)

Describes alternative learning oportunities for high school students, both at home and abroad, and discusses ways to locate them, preparation required, and cost.

Describes a wide variety of careers that can be entered into without a four-year degree and discusses alternative and vocational education and where to get it

Product Description: The Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education is the first book to describe the full range of current alternatives in education. It highlights some of the current trends in education and then deals in detail with twenty-three different education alternatives...read more

Product Description: Grounded in both research and practice, "Adolescent Parenthood and Education " examines five alternative education models and offers practical suggestions for their implementation. This unique book presents the perspectives of teen mothers, their families and friends, service providers, administrators, and policy makers, cutting across disciplinary lines and illuminating the complex needs of young parents...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Easy-to-access, A to Z resource of best practices from planning through evaluating, with sample reproducible documents and forms that reinforce text concepts. Visually reinforcing figures, highlighted passages, and stimulating quotes keep the reader involved...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)