Community Action for School Reform(English, Paperback, Baum Howell S.)

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Community Action for School Reform(English, Paperback, Baum Howell S.) is written by Baum Howell S. and published by State University of New York Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0791457605 (ISBN 10) and 9780791457603 (ISBN 13).

Presents an innovative community approach to educational improvement. Community Action for School Reform tells the story of a partnership between Baltimore community activists and a university as they created an organization to improve neighborhood schools. The book examines the challenges they faced, such as persuading community members that they had the necessary knowledge to do something about the schools, starting and sustaining an organization, conducting and using research, engaging the school system, and funding their work.