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ERIC Number: EJ725916
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar-1
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The School a Community Built
Stovall, David; Ayers, William
Educational Leadership, v62 n6 p34-37 Mar 2005
An urban community has forced the issue to get the school that it wants and that its children rightly deserve. The indispensable feature of successful schools in a functioning democracy include creating an authentic community capable of identifying obstacles and opportunities, setting standards and expectations, and deciding how best to provide students full access to a knowledgeable curriculum.
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Democracy, Urban Schools, Community Schools, Access to Education, Academic Standards
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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