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School Choice In The Real World

Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools

By: Robert Maranto,Scott Milliman,Frederick Hess,April Gresham

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School Choice In The Real World

Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools

By: Robert Maranto,Scott Milliman,Frederick Hess,April Gresham

School choice is the most talked about reform of American public education, yet writings about choice remain highly speculative because no state has adopted a free market approach to education--until now. The charter school is fast becoming one of the most significant attempts at public education reform in this country. Over 1100 charter schools operate in twenty-seven states, with several hundred more to be added in the next two years. School Choice in the Real World looks at the charter school movement through a highly focused lens: it examines charter schools in Arizona, which currently account for nearly one-quarter of all charter schools.Since 1994, Arizona has implemented a charter school law with the lowest barriers to entry in the nation. As a result, Arizona has more than 200 charter school campuses. Some districts have even lost more than 10% of their students to charter schools. Using the state of Arizona as a case study, the editors examine the experiences of actual charter school operators, social scientific analysis, policy discussions, and criticism and forecasting for the future. The editors bring together academics, policy-makers, and practicioners, and they explain and evaluate how school choice works in the real world.

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Westview Press

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0786742925

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9780786742929

Transforming Justice, Transforming Lives

Women's Pathways to Desistance from Crime

By: April Bernard

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Transforming Justice, Transforming Lives

Women's Pathways to Desistance from Crime

By: April Bernard

What is a just response to persons seeking to desist from criminal behavior? In America, over the last several decades mass incarceration has emerged as the prevailing policy response to crime and reoffending. The majority of those who are imprisoned will be released, and those that are released tend to return to communities challenged by high rates of violence, crime, unemployment, and poverty. In these conditions, without some type of intervention, persons with criminal histories are likely to reoffend. April Bernard, through compelling interviews and field research with formerly gang affiliated women, illuminates how through community support and their active engagement in peacemaking work in distressed neighborhoods throughout Chicago they were able to desist from crime, rebuild their lives, and become meaningful contributors to their communities. This book explores the role of community in facilitating the commitment to desist from crime, by offering critical support and opportunities for stewardship. Bernard provides a timely analysis of the transformative potential of a new perspective on criminal justice which incorporates stewardship and community engagement as a fundamental principal in the response to persons seeking to desist from criminal behavior, particularly women. The book combines moving personal narratives with concrete practical evidence to call for an alternative to ideology that supports the existing punitive policies and practices of the criminal justice system and the corresponding lack of interventions and opportunities for persons seeking to desist from crime. This deeply informed, and perceptive analysis concludes with suggestions for alternatives that fit within a transformative justice paradigm.

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159

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Lexington Books

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1498519814

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9781498519816

Blood Will Tell

A Point Last Seen Mystery

By: April Henry

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Blood Will Tell

A Point Last Seen Mystery

By: April Henry

When a woman's body is found in a Portland park, suspicion falls on an awkward kid who lives only a few blocks away, a teen who collects knives, loves first-person shooter video games, and obsessively doodles violent scenes in his school notebooks. Nick Walker goes from being a member of Portland's Search and Rescue team to the prime suspect in a murder, his very interest in SAR seen as proof of his fascination with violence. How is this even possible? And can Alexis and Ruby find a way to help clear Nick's name before it's too late? April Henry weaves another page-turning, high stakes mystery in Blood Will Tell, Book 2 of the Point Last Seen series. This title has Common Core connections.

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269

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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0805098674

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9780805098679

Run, Hide, Fight Back

By: April Henry

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Run, Hide, Fight Back

By: April Henry

Six teens must band together to survive after a shooting breaks out in this high-stakes thriller by New York Times-bestselling author April Henry. When a deadly shooting breaks out in a Portland shopping mall, a diverse group of teens ends up trapped behind a store’s security shutter. To her own surprise, seventeen-year-old Miranda finds the others looking to her as their leader. But she’s hiding a big secret—and she’s not the only one. The group has only three choices: Run, hide, or fight back. The wrong decision will have fatal consequences. In her masterful style, April Henry crafts an unrelenting thriller with empowering teen heroes. For fans of the breakout YA mysteries This Is Where It Ends and One of Us Is Lying. Christy Ottaviano Books

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256

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Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

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1627795901

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9781627795906

Saratoga

By: April Halberstadt,Katie Alexander

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Saratoga

By: April Halberstadt,Katie Alexander

One of Californias earliest communities, Saratoga was settled before the Gold Rush. Water from the hillsides provided power for a mill, and Saratoga became a center for lumbering, for milling, and for paper manufacturing. By the Civil War, the community was known as a resort for summer homes of wealthy San Franciscans. Blessed with a wonderful climate, scenic terrain, and abundant natural springs, newcomers discovered it was possible to grow a wide variety of fruits, and hundreds of orchards appeared almost overnight. By 1900, Saratoga had the largest prune and apricot orchards known in America, and was home to Sunsweet. The flowering fruit trees inspired an annual Blossom Festival that brought thousands of visitors to the Saratoga area. An outstanding school system, wonderful climate, and a strong sense of community make Saratoga one of the most wonderful places to live in California.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738569631

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9780738569635

Learning to Fly

By: April Henry

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Learning to Fly

By: April Henry

The chaotic scene of a huge chain-reaction car accident leaves Free Maker in possession of a bag of money and a dead hitchhiker in the passenger seat. But when the owner of the money realizes that it didn't burn up in the fire, things get complicated.

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328

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Macmillan

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0312290527

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9780312290528

Addicted To A Detroit Savage 3

By: April Nicole

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Addicted To A Detroit Savage 3

By: April Nicole

All things must come to an end, in the finale of Addicted to a Detroit Savage. When Delano finds out the truth about his past and discovers the terrible secret Kairo has been keeping from him, he breaks and changes his ways, but that’s not all. He soon realizes that the woman he married is not who he thought she was. Lies and secrets begin surfacing to the top and their relationship turns for a dead end. Kairo goes on the run and soon turns to the Voodoo queen for answers. She finds herself on an endless cycle of exacting revenge and comes face to face with her long-time enemy, Johnny. She soon learns that blood isn’t thicker than water when someone she trusts betrays her, Delano, and Malachi.

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236

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Sullivan Group Publishing

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163718171X

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9781637181713

School Choice In The Real World

Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools

By: Robert Maranto,Scott Milliman,Frederick Hess,April Gresham

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Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools

By: Robert Maranto,Scott Milliman,Frederick Hess,April Gresham

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Book's by April Gresham

School Choice In The Real World

School Choice In The Real World

Transforming Justice, Transforming Lives

Transforming Justice, Transforming Lives

Blood Will Tell

Blood Will Tell

Run, Hide, Fight Back

Run, Hide, Fight Back

Saratoga

Saratoga

Learning to Fly

Learning to Fly

Addicted To A Detroit Savage 3

Addicted To A Detroit Savage 3

School Choice In The Real World

School Choice In The Real World

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