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020 a| 0810847140 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| McCabe, James,d| 1948-=| ^A540980;

245 14 a| The wasted years :b| American youth, race, and the literacy gap /c| James McCabe.;

260 a| Lanham, Md. :b| Scarecrow Press,c| 2003.;

300 a| xviii, 299 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| "A ScarecrowEducation Book.";

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-287) and index.;

505 0 a| Xeroxed worksheets, withheld textbooks, wealthy PTA's and classroom libraries -- Chancellor Rudy Crew and a new literacy initiative -- "Are they worried I am going to steal?" -- What drives current literacy practices in high schools? -- Can new experimental high schools socialize teenagers at the beginning of high school? -- What are teenagers being asked to read -- Are suburban schools closing the reading gap: the experiences of one suburban county in Maryland 101 -- Alternatives-communicating with parents -- The California experience: can standards lift the state's public schools off the bottom? -- Improving the capacity of teachers-the experiences of three states -- What does the research say about reading? -- Private school literacy practices -- Successful practitioners and the quality of reading -- The fork in the road and volume of reading -- Summer reading: what should be done? -- Can we have a crumb from the table? parents as supplicants in the political process -- The political position of teachers -- Loosely latched doors and teacher training -- Is state intervention effective? failed schools and state intervention in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and California -- The lure of investing new money into old environments: the New York State experience of 1984 to the present -- Measuring reading programs: what should the researchers be doing? -- Clinton to the rescue? -- What about the Republicans?;

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650 0 a| Reading (Secondary)z| United States.=| ^A251309;

650 0 a| Minoritiesx| Education (Secondary)z| United States.=| ^A835821;

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The wasted years : American youth, race, and the literacy gap / James McCabe.

Author/creator	McCabe, James, 1948-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Description	xviii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Literacy--Government policy. --United States. Reading (Secondary)--United States. Minorities--Education (Secondary). --United States.

Contents	Xeroxed worksheets, withheld textbooks, wealthy PTA's and classroom libraries -- Chancellor Rudy Crew and a new literacy initiative -- "Are they worried I am going to steal?" -- What drives current literacy practices in high schools? -- Can new experimental high schools socialize teenagers at the beginning of high school? -- What are teenagers being asked to read -- Are suburban schools closing the reading gap: the experiences of one suburban county in Maryland 101 -- Alternatives-communicating with parents -- The California experience: can standards lift the state's public schools off the bottom? -- Improving the capacity of teachers-the experiences of three states -- What does the research say about reading? -- Private school literacy practices -- Successful practitioners and the quality of reading -- The fork in the road and volume of reading -- Summer reading: what should be done? -- Can we have a crumb from the table? parents as supplicants in the political process -- The political position of teachers -- Loosely latched doors and teacher training -- Is state intervention effective? failed schools and state intervention in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and California -- The lure of investing new money into old environments: the New York State experience of 1984 to the present -- Measuring reading programs: what should the researchers be doing? -- Clinton to the rescue? -- What about the Republicans?
General note	"A ScarecrowEducation Book."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-287) and index.
LCCN	2002154852
ISBN	0810847140 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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