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Deborah Meier draws on two decades of experience at Central Park East in East Harlem, where 90 % of students graduate high school and 90 % go on to college—dramatically above the city average. In this book she defends public education, challenges privatization, and argues that success is possible through radical innovation: creating smaller schools, offering choice within the public system, fostering respect, and connecting learning to real‑world activities. Meier’s vision centers on the idea that a well‑educated child can be achieved for all students in public schools.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Education & Language/Education
Authors: Deborah Meier
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