1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786880803321

Autore

Kneebone Elizabeth

Titolo

Confronting suburban poverty in America [[electronic resource] /] / Elizabeth Kneebone, Alan Berube

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8157-2391-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BerubeAlan

Disciplina

362.5/560973091733

Soggetti

Poor - Government policy - United States

Poor - United States

Suburbs - United States - Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Poverty and the suburbs: an introduction -- Suburban poverty, by the numbers -- Behind the numbers: what's driving suburban poverty? -- The implications of suburban poverty -- Fighting today's poverty with yesterday's policies -- Innovating locally to confront suburban poverty -- Modernizing the metropolitan opportunity agenda.

Sommario/riassunto

It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Back in the 1960's tackling poverty ""in place"" meant focusing resources in the inner city and in rural areas. The suburbs were seen as home to middle- and upper-class families-affluent commuters and homeowners looking for good schools and safe communities in which to raise their kids. But today's America is a very different place. Poverty is no longer just an urban or rural problem, but increasingly a suburban one as well. In  Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816354703321

Autore

Aguilar Elena <1969->

Titolo

The art of coaching teams : building resilient communities that transform schools / / by Elena Aguilar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-118-98417-X

1-118-98416-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Disciplina

371.14/8

Soggetti

Teaching teams - United States

Team learning approach in education - United States

Teachers - In-service training - United States

Mentoring in education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.