This book written by an experienced urban classroom teacher and coach aims to document
effective practices in urban schools and to provide insight into productive program building
and educational practices. The book rejects the up-by-your-bootstraps theory of success
offering in its place a set of concrete strategies for teachers and educational leaders who are
committed to fundamentally rethinking the business-as-usual approach which continues to fail
urban school children. This book is well-suited for classes working with educational leaders
classroom teachers sports coaches and educational researchers.
