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LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND
By: James Comer
Preparing Today's Youth for Tomorrow's World
Yale University Press
August 2004
352 pages
ISBN: 0300103913
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The call-to-arms to Γ―ΒΏΒ½leave no child behindΓ―ΒΏΒ½ in America has become popularly associated with the Bush administrationΓ―ΒΏΒ½s education planΓ―ΒΏΒ½a plan that actually diverges greatly from the ideals of the ChildrenΓ―ΒΏΒ½s Defense Fund, which originated the concept. Here, in a bold and engaging new book, Dr. James Comer reclaims this now-famous exhortation as a tool for positive and substantive change. Far removed from the federal governmentΓ―ΒΏΒ½s focus on standardized testing as the panacea for our educational ills, Dr. ComerΓ―ΒΏΒ½s argumentΓ―ΒΏΒ½drawn from his own experiences as the creator of the School Development ProgramΓ―ΒΏΒ½urges teachers, policymakers, and parents alike to work toward creating a new kind of school environment. In so doing, Dr. Comer reignites a crucial debate as he details the evolution and many successes of his School Development Program since its inception thirty-five years ago, and he illustrates how his model for change has proven effective in public schools throughout the country. Most important, he offers proof that students from all backgrounds can learn at a high level, adopt positive behavioral attitudes, and prepare for a fulfilling adult life, if they learn in schools that provide adequate support for their complete development--schools that know that leaving no child behind should be much more than just a convenient political slogan.
 Media BuzzNews and Notes with Ed Gordon - February 20, 2006
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