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A Story of Children and Teachers Reaching Their Highest Potential
Harper
June 2012
On Sale: June 5, 2012
256 pages
ISBN: 0062106201
EAN: 9780062106209
Kindle: B006VE175G
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Non-Fiction
Deborah Kenny was a young mother of three small children
seeking to make sense of her life amid the despair of her
husband's untimely death when she decided to devote herself
to radically reinventing public education. Born to Rise
recounts a journey that led Kenny to risk her life savings
to open schools in Harlem while proving that all children,
regardless of socioeconomic circumstances, can learn at high
levels. Students enter Harlem Village Academies several
years behind grade level, but in just a few years they are
transformed, ranking among the highest in the nation—with 99
percent of eighth graders meeting proficiency standards in
math, science, and social studies. How do they do it?
For the first time, Kenny shares the groundbreaking
strategy that took ten years to develop. She reveals the
secret to creating a powerful workplace culture that
attracts the most talented people and brings out their
passion and highest performance—a culture that produces
stunning student achievement and teachers who regularly use
words like magical to describe the workplace environment.
Born to Rise is the moving and strikingly
candid account of Kenny's deeply personal dream: to pursue
social justice for our nation's most vulnerable children.
Part memoir, part manifesto, it is a hopeful and practical
exposition of what it takes to transform schools and create
organizations where the staff lights up with entrepreneurial
drive. It is a must-read for anyone who cares about children
and the future of this country, as well as for leaders who
want to motivate and inspire fierce dedication in their
employees.
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