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The Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Rod Paige,Elaine WITTY

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The Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Rod Paige,Elaine WITTY

When it comes to race in America, we must face one uncomfortable but undeniable fact. Almost 50 years after the birth of the civil rights movement, inequality still reigns supreme in our classrooms. At a time when African-American students trail their white peers on academic tests and experience high dropout rates, low college completion rates, and a tendency to shy away from majors in hard sciences and mathematics, the Black-White achievement gap in our schools has become the major barrier to racial equality and social justice in America. In fact, it is arguably the greatest civil rights issue of our time. The Black-White Achievement Gap is a call to action for this country to face up to and confront this crisis head on. Renowned former Secretary of Education Rod Paige believes we can close this gap. In this thought-provoking book, he and Elaine Witty trace the history of the achievement gap, discuss its relevance to racial equality and social justice, examine popular explanations, and offer suggestions for the type of committed leadership and community involvement needed to close it. African-American leaders need to rally around this important cause if we are to make real progress since students’ academic performance is a function not only of school quality, but of home and community factors as well. The Black-White Achievement Gap is an unflinching and long overdue look at the very real problem of racial disparity in our schools and what we must do to solve it.

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AMACOM

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0814415202

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9780814415207

The War Against Hope

How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education

By: Rod Paige

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The War Against Hope

How Teachers' Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education

By: Rod Paige

A former US Secretary of Education addresses the crisis in public schooling and the role teachers’ unions have played in its decline. Something is terribly wrong with America’s public-school system. For decades, we have seen test scores slide or stagnate—today, fewer than twenty percent of our nation’s twelfth graders are proficient in math, and our students rank near the bottom in science and math among the industrialized nations of the world—and achievement gaps persist or widen. So who’s responsible for the ongoing failure of our education system? In The War Against Hope, former Secretary of Education Rod Paige pulls no punches in his critical analysis of America’s crisis in the classroom. Without question, the greatest impediment to meaningful school reform is the enormous, self-aggrandizing power wielded by the teachers’ unions. In this vital, well-documented book, Paige takes an unflinching look at the power-hungry union leaders who have consistently placed their ambitions ahead of the needs of the teachers and the students whom they claim to serve. He also traces the history of the National Education Association (NEA) from its humble beginnings as an advocate of education excellence to its early radicalization by left-wing ideology. The War Against Hope is a disturbing account of the corruption, greed, and skewed values that have assaulted our schools, betrayed our teachers, and forsaken our children for far too long.

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HarperChristian + ORM

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1418551880

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9781418551889

The Black-White Achievement Gap

By: Rod Paige,Elaine WITTY

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By: Rod Paige,Elaine WITTY

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Little League to the Major Leagues

A Complete Guide to Baseball?s Assembly Line ? Plus Insider Advice on Youth Leagues, High School, College, and the Pros

By: Rod Humphries

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Little League to the Major Leagues

A Complete Guide to Baseball?s Assembly Line ? Plus Insider Advice on Youth Leagues, High School, College, and the Pros

By: Rod Humphries

There is no question that the physical and mental demands of the sport of baseball are rigorous. Not only is it difficult to successfully hit a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball in front of a crowd of passionate spectators, but it is also challenging to navigate an often confusing system that leads players through youth leagues, high school, college, and for a lucky few, the Minor and Major Leagues. Rod Humphries, sports journalist, television writer, and former administrator of a worldwide professional tennis tour, shares his personal experiences and advice from experts in this complete insider's guide designed to help players, their parents, and baseball fans understand how Major Leaguers "pay their dues." Humphries, who closely studied the entire baseball assembly line when his son was drafted out of high school by the Houston Astros, offers valuable information on: - The professional baseball structure - Little League vs. select/travel ball - Player analysis and recruitment - Scholarships and coaching camps - Draft day decisions, salaries, and career chances Little League to the Major Leagues provides proven tips and time-tested advice for any family or player who dares to dream of journeying beyond youth baseball to high school, college, and the professional game.

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387

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iUniverse

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1475984707

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9781475984705

Modernism, the Market and the Institution of the New

By: Rod Rosenquist

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Modernism, the Market and the Institution of the New

By: Rod Rosenquist

This book examines the problems faced by innovative writers working in a late modernist era dominated by Joyce, Eliot and Pound.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521516196

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9780521516198

2017/2018 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice

By: Rod Powers

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2017/2018 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice

By: Rod Powers

The bestselling ASVAB study guide—now updated for 2017/2018 If you're prepping for the ASVAB in order to begin or advance your military career, you know how important it is to succeed. Inside this bestselling study guide, you get in-depth reviews of all nine test subjects you'll encounter on the ASVAB, foolproof strategies for making sense of the verbal, math, and general components, and expert tips and tricks to help you discover the areas where you need the most help. Plus, you get a one-year subscription to the online prep companion, where you can study whenever you want, take full-length practice exams, and create customized practice sets in the subjects you need to study the most. If you want to put your military career on the fast track to success, ASVAB For Dummies is your first stop. Whether you need to boost your math skills, improve your English, or take your understanding of science to new heights, this guide offers all the study tools you need to show up on exam day prepared to score your very best! Take six ASVAB practice exams to sharpen your test-taking skills Take advantage of one AFQT practice test to assess your enlistment eligibility Use 500 flashcards to improve your vocabulary Boost your test-taking strategies for exam day Get the score you need to get the job you want!

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851

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119365678

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9781119365679

Planters, Pirates, and Patriots

Historical Tales from the South Carolina Grand Strand

By: Rod Gragg

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Planters, Pirates, and Patriots

Historical Tales from the South Carolina Grand Strand

By: Rod Gragg

“A popularly written glimpse of history along the Grand Strand . . . Eminently readable and varied”—from the award-winning historian and author (The State). From Little River to Georgetown, the South Carolina Grand Strand—popularly known as the Myrtle Beach region—is only fifty-five miles long, yet few coastlines have a richer, more colorful history. Numbered among its parade of colorful characters are hardened explorers, seasoned woodsmen, remarkable women, famous soldiers, powerful politicians, men of violence, rich men, poor men, and gifted visionaries. Planters, Pirates, and Patriots offers historical vignettes of the Grand Strand’s diverse array of heroes, smugglers, and settlers that “have the resonance of real life. Truth is stranger than fiction; it’s also more entertaining” (The Charlotte Observer). “An enthralling and engrossing history with the pace and vividness of a good novel.” —Charles Joyner, author of Down by the Riverside

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Pelican Publishing

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1455610585

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9781455610587

By the Hand of Providence

How Faith Shaped the American Revolution

By: Rod Gragg

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By the Hand of Providence

How Faith Shaped the American Revolution

By: Rod Gragg

Based on meticulous research into the correspondence and documentation of the founding fathers from the crafting of the Declaration of Independence to the signing of the peace treaty with Britain, this book sheds light on how the Judeo-Christian world view motivated America's founding fathers.

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306

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Simon and Schuster

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1451623526

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9781451623529

Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice

Life Lessons from a Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer

By: Rod Walters

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Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice

Life Lessons from a Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer

By: Rod Walters

Hall of Fame, Rod Walters, has enjoyed a wonderful career in sports. As a youth, he knew he wanted to be in the health care industry. During the summer of his ninth grade year, his parents scholarshipped him to the North Carolina All-Star Student Athletic Training Clinic in Greensboro, North Carolina. Little did he know that at this clinic he would meet some of his favorite professionals who would mold and direct his professional career while being exposed to his professional calling. The world of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine involves so many facets in health care today to provide the participant a high standard of care. Regardless of the level of work; whether it be the professional football arena, big-time college athletics, the highly competitive mid-levels of the NCAA, high school football under the Friday Night Lights, or the outreach role from a Physical Therapy clinic; Athletic Trainers all strive to provide their patients service through the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of sports injuries.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1614480125

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9781614480129

Rod Carew: One Tough Out

By: Rod Carew,Jaime Aron

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Rod Carew: One Tough Out

By: Rod Carew,Jaime Aron

An unforgettable story of insight, inspiration, and faith Growing up in a small town in the Panama Canal Zone, Rod Carew and his friends spent the long, temperate days hitting bottle caps with broomsticks, outfitted with mitts molded from paper bags, cardboard, and string. Each broomstick bat was customized by its owner; Carew's, slathered in black paint with yellow trim, bore in orange the number 42—that of his idol, Jackie Robinson. It was in this fashion, years before he would move to New York City in search of a better life, Carew honed the skills that would one day turn him into a perennial All-Star. For 19 seasons, Carew was a maestro in the batter's box. Uncoiling from his crouched stance, he seemed to guide the ball wherever he wanted on the way to a whopping seven batting titles and a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. If only everything in life had been as easy as he made hitting look. In One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life's Curveballs, Carew reflects on the highlights, anecdotes, and friendships from his outstanding career, describing the abuse, poverty, and racism he overcame to even reach the majors. In conversational, confessional prose, he takes readers through the challenges he's conquered in the second half of his life, from burying his youngest daughter to surviving several near-fatal bouts with heart disease. He also details the remarkable reason he's alive today: the heart transplant he received from Konrad Reuland, a 29-year-old NFL player he'd met years before. Carew explains how that astonishing connection was revealed and the unique bond he and his wife, Rhonda, have since forged with his donor's family. As Robinson once said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." As Carew recounts his story, Robinson's words take on an even greater resonance.

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Triumph Books

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1641254033

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9781641254038

Tyrannosaurus Lex

The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay

By: Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

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Tyrannosaurus Lex

The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay

By: Rod L. Evans Ph.D.

Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words! Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logology—the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words—featuring: •A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns •Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings (“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.”—Groucho Marx) •Fascinating oronyms: a pair of phrases that differ in meaning and spelling, yet share a similar pronunciation (“The stuffy nose can lead to problems” versus “The stuff he knows can lead to problems.”) •Peculiar oxymora: words or phrases that are self-contradictory (Jumbo shrimp! Guest host! Gold silverware!) So sit back and get ready to learn about everything from antigrams and aptanagrams to kangaroo words and phantonyms. You’ll never look at language the same again!

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Penguin

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1101588632

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9781101588635

Dune is a Four-letter Word

By: Griselda Sprigg,Rod Maclean

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Dune is a Four-letter Word

By: Griselda Sprigg,Rod Maclean

Story of a family's desert adventures, including crossing the Simpson Desert by four-wheel drive, making Griselda Sprigg the first ever white woman to cross it. Tells how the Spriggs turned a drought-stricken sheep station into a flora and fauna reserve and tourist attraction. Themes are adventure, true love and family. Includes map and illustrations. Foreword by Dick Smith.

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Wakefield Press

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1862545405

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9781862545403

Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

The Worldś Hardest Trivia Quizzes from Americaś First Quiz Show Millionaire

By: John Carpenter,Rod L. Evans

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Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

The Worldś Hardest Trivia Quizzes from Americaś First Quiz Show Millionaire

By: John Carpenter,Rod L. Evans

The world's hardest trvia quizzes from America's first quiz show millionaire.

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Berkley Trade

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042518319X

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9780425183199

The McGraw Hill 36 Hour Six Sigma Course

By: Greg Brue,Rod Howes

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The McGraw Hill 36 Hour Six Sigma Course

By: Greg Brue,Rod Howes

Presents a guide to the Six Sigma management program, outlining the ten essential tools for manufacturing, the main strategies for transforming cost into growth, and the chief components of the program, and includes case studies.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071430083

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9780071430081

Book's by Rod Paige

The Black-White Achievement Gap

The Black-White Achievement Gap

The War Against Hope

The War Against Hope

The Black-White Achievement Gap

The Black-White Achievement Gap

Little League to the Major Leagues

Little League to the Major Leagues

Modernism, the Market and the Institution of the New

Modernism, the Market and the Institution of the New

2017/2018 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice

2017/2018 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice

Planters, Pirates, and Patriots

Planters, Pirates, and Patriots

By the Hand of Providence

By the Hand of Providence

Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice

Tape, I-C-E, and Sound Advice

Rod Carew: One Tough Out

Rod Carew: One Tough Out

Tyrannosaurus Lex

Tyrannosaurus Lex

Dune is a Four-letter Word

Dune is a Four-letter Word

Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

Matching Wits with the Million-dollar Mind

The McGraw Hill 36 Hour Six Sigma Course

The McGraw Hill 36 Hour Six Sigma Course

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