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Work hard. Be nice. : how two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in America /

Washington Post education reporter Mathews delves into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and follows the enterprise's founders, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, from their days as young educators in the Teach for America program to heading one of the country's most controversial education...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mathews, Jay, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Children with social disabilities > Education > United States.
Poor children > Education > United States.
Educational innovations > United States.
Feinberg, Michael.
Levin, Dave.
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Summary:Washington Post education reporter Mathews delves into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and follows the enterprise's founders, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, from their days as young educators in the Teach for America program to heading one of the country's most controversial education programs running today.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:iv, 328 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9781565125162
1565125169