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Direct linkBrown, Lionel – Urban Education, 2004
Alarming numbers of students, particularly minority students, are being suspended and expelled from our nation's schools. The surface issue is discipline; however, the underlying issues are literacy and barriers to academic success. To address these issues, a large urban district opened a new school for students who were not succeeding in…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, School Community Programs, Discipline Problems, Academic Achievement
Epstein, Joyce L. – 2001
This book examines how teachers and administrators can prepare themselves to create positive relationships and productive partnerships with families and communities. There are two main parts with seven chapters. The chapters include readings by outside authors. Part 1, "Understanding School, Family, and Community Partnerships," includes: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
