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Informationen zum Autor William R. Holland is a former Rhode Island commissioner of education and professor emeritus in educational leadership at Rhode Island College. Previously, he was a school superintendent for twenty years in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with his last assignment being interim superintendent in Central Falls during the 2006-2007 school year. Klappentext This book seeks answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state. Zusammenfassung This book seeks answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Interim Superintendent in Central Falls Chapter 4 The Obstacles to Success in an Inner-City School Chapter 5 A Jaded Perception of Urban Schools Chapter 6 An Urban Principal Questions Dropout Figures Chapter 7 Residential Instability Among Latinos Chapter 8 The Role of Poverty Chapter 9 The Need for Better Teaching Chapter 10 Is It Poverty or Better Teaching? Chapter 11 The Unique City of Central Falls Chapter 12 Central Falls High School Today Chapter 13 An Agenda for Change Chapter 14 The URI-Central Falls Partnership Chapter 15 A Severe Bump in the Road Chapter 16 Central Falls Students Chapter 17 Theresa Agonia - Overcoming Adversity Chapter 18 Bryant Estrada - An Independent Thinker Chapter 19 Guillermo Ronquillo -The Importance of Faith Chapter 20 George Carle - A Basketball Dream Chapter 21 Summary Chapter 22 Postscript
