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The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself

Glenn H Reynolds · Encounter Books
Pages: 121
Format: Hardcover

Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. For decades now, America has been investing ever-growing fortunes into its K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse results. Public schools haven't changed much from the late 19th...
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Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

Peri Pakroo · NOLO; Fifth Edition edition

Start a nonprofit and keep it running with this practical guideRescue a school library. Preserve an endangered species. Support the arts. Whatever it is you want to do to give back to your community, Starting & Building a Nonprofit provides the kick start you need.Filled with user-friendly...
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Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference

Lisa Guerin · NOLO; First Edition edition

Employment law A to Z in one easy-to-use desk reference If you're a human resources professional, it's important that you have quick access to the information you need to do your job. Enter Nolo's latest quick reference guide, Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference,...
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Getting Ready for College, Careers, and the Common Core: What Every Educator Needs to Know

David T. Conley · Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Create programs that prepare students for college, careers, and the new and challenging assessments of the Common Core State StandardsWritten for all educators but with an emphasis on those at the secondary level, this important resource shows how to develop programs that truly prepare...
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Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits

Donalyn Miller · Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Pages: 273
Format: Paperback

In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Miller continues the conversation that began in her bestselling book, The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealed the secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in the Wild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes...
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Making Cheese: Make Your Own Traditional Artisan Cheese, Butter and Yoghurt

Susan Ogilvy · Batsford; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover

Create artisanal cheeses - right at home! Susan Ogilvy's detailed instructions and line drawings take you through the process, so you can easily produce delicious fresh milk cheese; cream cheese; traditional soft cheeses like Colwick and Cambridge; a small Cheshire, and more. This wonderful...
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59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers

Kate Messner · Stenhouse Publishers
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. They must experience the same uncertainty of starting a new draft and then struggling to revise. As they learn to move past the fear of failure, they discover the nervous rush and exhilaration of sharing work with...
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Acquittal: An Insider Reveals the Stories and Strategies Behind Today's Most Infamous Verdi cts

Richard Gabriel · Berkley
Format: Hardcover

October 3, 1995. The shocking outcome of the O.J. Simpson trial leaves a nation divided. July 5, 2011. Casey Anthony walks free despite being convicted by millions on cable news and social media.There are times when something as supposedly simple as a just verdict rises to the level of cultural...
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Romance Authors: A Research Guide

Sarah E. Sheehan · Libraries Unlimited

Romance is the Rodney Dangerfield of popular fiction genres. Neither the readers nor the writers receive much respect, yet the genre remains astoundingly popular. Romance Authors: A Research Guide provides a starting place for librarians, student researchers, and fans who wish to find out more...
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Burning the Page: The eBook Revolution and the Future of Reading

Jason Merkoski · Sourcebooks

A groundbreaking vision on the future of reading, from an early innovator on Amazon's Kindle team. Is digital the death knell for print? Or will it reinvigorate the written word? What will happen to bookstores, book browsing, libraries,...
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