Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Observers of all political persuasions agree that our urban schools are in a state of crisis. Yet most efforts at school reform treat schools as isolated instit

This frank and courageous book explores the persistence of failure in today's urban schools. At its heart is the argument that most education policy discussions

Why is it so difficult to design and implement fundamental educational reform in large city schools in spite of broad popular support for change? How does the p

This book analyses the ways in which schools in urban areas are shaped and influenced by social, economic and political forces within the social environment. Ut

According to the many student voices in this book, urban middle school students want teachers who "stay on them" to complete their work, maintain orderly classr