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This book is designed to meet the needs of subject leaders and head of departments in secondary schools, offering practical advice and guidance to teachers taking on these demanding roles…. More >>
Learning to Lead in the Secondary School
The Birth of Head Start: Preschool Education Policies in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations
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One of the most popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society programs, Project Head Start continues to support young children of low-income families—close to one million annually—by providing a range of developmental and educational services. Policy makers proposing to reform and update Head Start often invoke its origins to justify their position, but until now no comprehensive political history of the program has existed.
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School: The Story of American Public Education
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“[An] exemplary, thoroughly readable account.” — Publishers Weekly
“This book takes you through the history of how the idea of public education began, to where we are right now. . . . It’s so beautifully done, judiciously done, and I’m really proud to help it along.” — Meryl Streep