How to walk to school : blueprint for a neighborhood school renaissance /

Edelberg, Jacqueline, 1967-

How to walk to school : blueprint for a neighborhood school renaissance / Jacqueline Edelberg and Susan Kurland. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009. - xxv, 187 p., [4] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187).

Dream a future : identify opportunities -- Chemistry : capitalize on desire -- Support systems : contract services -- Academics : raise the bar -- Sell the dream : rebrand and reposition -- Fundraising : look beyond a climate of care -- The Nettelhorst blueprint -- Appendix A. Toolkit : how to set-up a 501(c)(3) -- Appendix B. How to learn more.

9781442200005 (cloth : alk. paper) : $24.95 9781442200029 (electronic)

2009010698


School improvement programs--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
Community and school--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
Urban schools--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
Mejoramiento de programas escolares.
Comunidad y escuela--Chicago.
Escuelas urbanas--Chicago.

LB 2822.83 / E22h 2009

371.2/070977311