| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 44 min.)) : digital. |
| Performer |
Read by Peter Berkrot. |
| Summary |
In 2002, New York City's newly elected mayor, Michael Bloomberg, made a historic announcement: his administration had won control of the city's school system in a first step toward reversing its precipitous decline. In a controversial move, he appointed Joel Klein, an accomplished lawyer from outside the education establishment, to lead this ambitious campaign.Lessons of Hope is Klein's inside account of his eight-year mission of improvement: demanding accountability, eliminating political favoritism, and battling a powerful teachers union that seemed determined to protect a status quo that didn't work for kids. Klein's initiatives resulted in more school choice, higher graduation rates, and improved test scores. The New York City model is now seen as a national standard for meaningful school reform. But the journey was not easy. Klein faced resistance and conflict at every turn. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Educational change -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Educational accountability -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Public schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
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School administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Berkrot, Peter, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781494528836 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1494528835 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11248916 |
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