poor children

Sarah Sentilles chronicles the experiences she had while teaching first grade in a rundown elementary school in Compton, California, one of the toughest cities in America.

Describes the benefits that voucher programs have brought to children in New York City, Milwaukee, and Cleveland, arguing that unions, bureaucracy, and spurious teaching methods have made many public schools ineffective and even detrimental.

A guide to turning high-poverty schools into high-performing schools, providing lessons learned and practical advice from seven high-performing, high-poverty schools, and discussing building leadership capacity; fostering a healthy, safe, and supportive learning environment; and focusing on student, professional, and system learning.

Contains practical strategies for raising achievement in the academic success of economically disadvantaged students.

A documentary film about Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras, an inner-city music teacher who instructs children on how to play the violin.

When young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places, each learns something about the other's very different station in life.