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Building a Just School in an Unequal City

By: Clara Hemphill

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Building a Just School in an Unequal City

By: Clara Hemphill

Follow a group of mostly Black parents in gentrifying Brooklyn as they learn to share their public elementary school with white newcomers. Hurt feelings and misunderstandings push parents apart, but they work to build mutual trust and interracial solidarity to fight for better schools for all"--

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0807767980

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New York City's Best Public High Schools

A Parents' Guide, Third Edition

By: Clara Hemphill

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New York City's Best Public High Schools

A Parents' Guide, Third Edition

By: Clara Hemphill

If you lived anywhere else in the country, you would probably send your child to your neighborhood high school. In New York City, it’s much more complicated than that. But what parent has time to research hundreds of school options? To help you choose a high school that is just right for your child, Clara Hemphill and her colleagues at Insideschools visited nearly all of the city’s 400 high schools. This essential revision of the critically acclaimed parents’ guide features new school profiles; invaluable advice to help parents and students through the stressful admissions process; and new sections on alternative schools, vocational schools, and schools for students learning English. Featuring interviews with teachers, parents, and students, this guide uncovers the “inside scoop” about school atmosphere, homework, student stress, competition among students, the quality of teachers, gender issues, the condition of the building, class size, and much more. “For [this] third edition I looked for schools that spark students’ curiosity, broaden their horizons, and help them develop into thoughtful, caring adults.” —Clara Hemphill Praise for Clara Hemphill’s Parents’ Guides! New York Daily News... “Brisk, thoughtful profiles of topnotch, intriguing schools.” Big Apple Parent... “Hemphill has done for schools what Zagat’s did for restaurants.” New York Magazine... “Thoughtful, well-researched…required reading.” The New York Times... “A bible for urban parents.”

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0807774472

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New York City's Best Public High Schools

A Parents' Guide, Third Edition

By: Clara Hemphill

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A Parents' Guide, Third Edition

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New York City's Best Public Pre-K and Elementary Schools

A Parents' Guide

By: Clara Hemphill,Lydie Raschka

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New York City's Best Public Pre-K and Elementary Schools

A Parents' Guide

By: Clara Hemphill,Lydie Raschka

Completely revised with new profiles of more than 150 elementary schools and pre-kindergarten programs! For nearly 2 decades, parents have looked to Clara Hemphill to help them find a good public school for their child. This Fourth Edition features all-new reviews of more than 150 of the city’s best public elementary schools, based on visits and in-depth interviews by the InsideSchools staff. This essential guide uncovers the “inside scoop” on schools (the condition of the building, special programs, teacher quality, and more), includes a checklist of things to look for on a school tour, and incorporates new listings of charter schools and stand-alone pre-kindergarten programs. It also provides the hard facts on: Total school enrollmentTest scores for reading and mathEthnic makeupWho gets in? Admissions requirementsTeaching methods and stylesSpecial education servicesHow to apply “Brisk, thoughtful profiles of topnotch, intriguing schools.” —New York Daily News “Hemphill has done for schools what Zagat’s did for restaurants.” —Big Apple Parent “Thoughtful, well-researched . . . required reading.” —New York Magazine “A bible for urban parents.” —New York Times

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0807775126

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A Brighter Choice

Building a Just School in an Unequal City

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Building a Just School in an Unequal City

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0807767980

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New York City's Best Public Middle Schools

A Parents' Guide, Third Edition

By: Clara Hemphill

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New York City's Best Public Middle Schools

A Parents' Guide, Third Edition

By: Clara Hemphill

Reflecting changes brought about by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s reorganization of New York City’s public school system, this Third Edition features reviews of 74 of the city’s best public middle schools. Providing everything parents need to know in choosing a middle school that is just right for their child, New York City’s Best Public Middle Schools: A Parents’ Guide features interviews with teachers, parents, and students to uncover the “inside scoop” on schools—including atmosphere, homework, student stress, competition among students, the quality of teachers, gender issues, the condition of the building, and more. “This book can save your life if you are trying to navigate the confusing world of middle school choice.” —Susan Brenna, parent “An incredible resource.” —Nancy Arno, parent “The most definitive guidebooks to the city schools.” —The New York Times “Required reading.” —New York magazine

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0807774480

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9780807774489

A Legacy of Wisdom

Wisdom and Encouragement from Women in the Lives of Adam, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, David, Solomon, and from the Ministry of the Lord Jesus and the Apostle Paul

By: Clara Molina

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A Legacy of Wisdom

Wisdom and Encouragement from Women in the Lives of Adam, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, David, Solomon, and from the Ministry of the Lord Jesus and the Apostle Paul

By: Clara Molina

The purpose of A Legacy of Wisdom is to enrich the lives of Christian women by enabling them to gain spiritual wisdom and encouragement from the examples of biblical women who touched the lives of the great biblical men of God as well as the Lord Jesus Christ. The Christian women featured in this book are excellent examples of faith and character. As partners to men like Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, King David, King Solomon, the Apostle Paul, and our great Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, they were real women who left a legacy of faith. They showed us how the presence of God guided their everyday lives. Understanding the partnership each of these women had with God and with the great men featured in this guidebook will enhance your everyday life as you deal with decision-making, joy, sorrow, your personal walk with God, and everyday family life. Through the lives of these women, God provided us with valuable examples of good and bad decisions that produced good and bad consequences. Using A Legacy of Wisdom as a guide, women can learn from the examples set by these inspiring women and apply those lessons learned to develop a stronger relationship with Jesus Christ and live righteously.

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WestBow Press

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1490899936

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Choctaws and Missionaries in Mississippi, 1818-1918

By: Clara Sue Kidwell

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Choctaws and Missionaries in Mississippi, 1818-1918

By: Clara Sue Kidwell

The present-day Choctaw communities in central Mississippi are a tribute to the ability of the Indian people both to adapt to new situations and to find refuge against the outside world through their uniqueness. Clara Sue Kidwell, whose great-great-grandparents migrated from Mississippi to Indian Territory along the Trail of Tears in 1830, here tells the story of those Choctaws who chose not to move but to stay behind in Mississippi. As Kidwell shows, their story is closely interwoven with that of the missionaries who established the first missions in the area in 1818. While the U.S. government sought to “civilize” Indians through the agency of Christianity, many Choctaw tribal leaders in turn demanded education from Christian missionaries. The missionaries allied themselves with these leaders, mostly mixed-bloods; in so doing, the alienated themselves from the full-blood elements of the tribe and thus failed to achieve widespread Christian conversion and education. Their failure contributed to the growing arguments in Congress and by Mississippi citizens that the Choctaws should be move to the West and their territory opened to white settlement. The missionaries did establish literacy among the Choctaws, however, with ironic consequences. Although the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830 compelled the Choctaws to move west, its fourteenth article provided that those who wanted to remain in Mississippi could claim land as individuals and stay in the state as private citizens. The claims were largely denied, and those who remained were often driven from their lands by white buyers, yet the Choctaws maintained their communities by clustering around the few men who did get title to lands, by maintaining traditional customs, and by continuing to speak the Choctaw language. Now Christian missionaries offered the Indian communities a vehicle for survival rather than assimilation.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080612914X

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New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

A Parent's Guide

By: Clara Hemphill

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New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

A Parent's Guide

By: Clara Hemphill

For nearly a decade, parents have looked to Clara Hemphill to help them find a great public school for their child. For this third edition, Clara and her staff visited nearly 500 of New York City's elementary schools and chose 200 of the best schools to recommend, with more than 70 new school profiles not included in the previous edition! This essential guide uncovers the inside scoop on schools (the condition of the building, homework, teacher quality, etc.), includes a checklist of questions to ask on a school tour, and incorporates new listings of charter schools and magnet programs.

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0807746134

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Public Middle Schools

New York City's Best

By: Clara Hemphill

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Public Middle Schools

New York City's Best

By: Clara Hemphill

Here is essential information about the best public middle schools in the five boroughs. The schools are described in anecdotal information and simple facts: school performance, test scores, grade levels (which include high school), class size, ethnic makeup, enrollment, admissions requirements, teaching philosophies, when to apply, and how to choose. From among the approximately 500 schools and programs, author Clara Hemphill has identified the very best, some 15 percent.Public Middle Schools is vital in helping parents find the right educational setting for their children.

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1569471703

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The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

By: Clara Hemphill

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The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

By: Clara Hemphill

Finding the best public schools is a challenge to New York City parents each year. Here public education researcher Clara Hemphill profiles the top 100 NYC elementary schools. Hemphill's information includes class size, ethnic make up, total enrollment, academic level, teacher quality, admissions tests (if any), and anecdotes about the nature and personalities of the schools.

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1569470995

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The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

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A Brighter Choice

A Brighter Choice

New York City's Best Public High Schools

New York City's Best Public High Schools

New York City's Best Public High Schools

New York City's Best Public High Schools

New York City's Best Public Pre-K and Elementary Schools

New York City's Best Public Pre-K and Elementary Schools

A Brighter Choice

A Brighter Choice

New York City's Best Public Middle Schools

New York City's Best Public Middle Schools

A Legacy of Wisdom

A Legacy of Wisdom

Choctaws and Missionaries in Mississippi, 1818-1918

Choctaws and Missionaries in Mississippi, 1818-1918

New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

Public Middle Schools

Public Middle Schools

The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

The Parents' Guide to New York City's Best Public Elementary Schools

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