No excuses : lessons from 21 high-performing, high-poverty schools

Carter, Samuel Casey. (Author). Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.) (Added Author).

Summary: "All children can learn. The principals and schools profiled in this book have overcome the bureaucratic and cultural obstacles that keep low-income children behind in most public schools. No Excuses schools have created a culture of achievement among children whom most public schools would condemn to a life of failure."--Foreword, p. 1-2.

Record details

ISBN: 0891950907
ISBN: 9780891950905
Physical Description: print
vii, 121 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Heritage Foundation, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Seven common traits of high-performing, high-poverty schools -- Effective practices -- The no excuses schools.