Author: Gilbert D. Harrell
Publisher: Chicago Education Press
Keywords: marketing, concepts
Published: 2009
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0979830435
ISBN-13: 9780979830433

Author: Rick Ostrov
Publisher: Education Press (NC)
Keywords: speedreading, comprehension, developed, course, effective, reading, fastest, easiest, power
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2001-12
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0960170618
ISBN-13: 9780960170616

Power Reading is the best, fastest, easiest, most effective speedreading and comprehension course ever developed! Most people see amazing results in the first few days of the 30-day Power Reading course. Included in this unique speedreading course are the most effective techniques for comprehension improvement, study, note taking, test taking and retention in school, work or pleasure materials. Rick Ostrov has spent years teaching, working with and researching the top speedreading programs from around the world. Throughout his more than 30 years of instructing and research, person

Author: Michael Wells
Publisher: Continuing Education Press
Keywords: grantwriting, basics, book, series, nonprofit, understanding, finances
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-03-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0876781199
ISBN-13: 9780876781197

Concisely written in highly accessible language and loaded with hands-on examples, tables, figures, and forms, Understanding Nonprofit Finances is the most comprehensive book to date on the topic for grantwriters and other nonprofit professionals. According to grantmakers, failure to present the budget clearly and tie it to the narrative is a mistake commonly made by even the most seasoned grantwriter, which can result in an unfunded grant. Understanding Nonprofit Finances prepares the grantwriting professional to do it right the first time around. One by one, Wells removes the barriers to

Author: Charles M. Payne
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Keywords: urban, schools, failure, persistence, little, change, reform
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2008-04-30
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 1891792881
ISBN-13: 9781891792885

This frank and courageous book explores the persistence of failure in today s urban schools. At its heart is the argument that most education policy discussions are disconnected from the daily realities of urban schools, especially those in poor and beleaguered neighborhoods. Charles M. Payne argues that we have failed to account fully for the weakness of the social infrastructure and the often dysfunctional organizational environments of urban schools and school systems. The result is that liberals and conservatives alike have spent a great deal of time pursuing questions of limited practical

Authors:Tom Luce, Lee Thompson,
Publisher: Ascent Education Press
Keywords: public, schools, america, improve, proven, practices, works
Number of Pages: 229
Published: 2005-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0976219204
ISBN-13: 9780976219200

Improving our nations’ public schools is among the most critical concerns of Americans today. While advocates have instituted hundreds of reform efforts, few have culled and presented the best educational practices proven to spur student achievemnet-until now. Do What Works provides teachers, parents, and community leaders with viable tools to deliver an excellent education to every student. These capacity-building practices result in outstanding performance in ages ranging from preschoolers to high schoolers, in even the most challenging circumstances. The text both describes these effe

Author: Ben Levin
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Keywords: change, leading, level, approach, positive, schools, practical
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2008-12-16
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 1934742082
ISBN-13: 9781934742082

Not long ago, public education in Ontario, Canada, was in deep trouble. Student achievement was stagnating, labor disruptions were rampant, and public satisfaction with the schools was low. In 2003, a new provincial government initiated a series of reforms that embodied a positive, outcome-focused agenda for public education. Today, student outcomes have improved, labor disruption has vanished, and teacher morale is high.In this book, Ben Levin, former deputy minister of education for the province of Ontario, draws on his experience overseeing these and other major systemwide education reforms

Author: Ma Jun
Publisher: Higher Education Press
Keywords: regulation, expression, gene
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 7040176750
ISBN-13: 9787040176759