A school in trouble : a personal story of Central Falls High School

A school in trouble : a personal story of Central Falls High School / William R. Holland.

During and after his term as interim Central Falls superintendent in 2006-2007, Bill Holland sought answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned fromhow these students survived in a chronically l...

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Main Author: Holland, William R., 1938-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2010.
Series:Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central.
Subjects:
Central Falls High School (Central Falls, R.I.)
Hispanic Americans > Education (Secondary) > Rhode Island > Central Falls.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Hispanic Americans > Education (Secondary)
Rhode Island > Central Falls
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Interim superintendent in Central Falls
  • The obstacles to success in an inner-city school
  • A jaded perception of urban schools
  • An urban principal questions dropout figures
  • Residential instability among Latinos
  • The role of poverty
  • The need for better teaching
  • The blame game
  • The unique city of Central Falls
  • Central Falls High School today
  • An agenda for change
  • The URI-Central Falls High School partnership
  • A severe bump in the road
  • Central Falls students
  • Theresa Agonia : overcoming adversity
  • Bryant Estrada : an independent thinker
  • Guillermo Ronquillo : the importance of faith
  • George Carle : a basketball dream
  • Summary.

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