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William jelani cobb, author of the substance of hope if you read russakoff s account and find your beliefs vindicated, youre not trying hard enough. First, education reform can be undermined by failing to engage seriously with the community in question. In the prize, dale russakoff tells a more recent story of the fiery politics of education reform, focusing her impressively reported tale on the schools of newark, new jersey. Pdf the misuse of data in dale russakoffs the prize. The prize is an absorbing portrait of a titanic struggle, indispensable for anyone who cares about the future of public education and the nations children. Almost all philanthropy is by definition undemocratic, its priorities set by wealthy donors and boards of trustees, who by extension can shape the direction of public policy in faraway communities. The alma and joseph gildenhorn book series features dale russakoff, new yorker contributor, discussing her new book, the prize. Describing a scene in her new book, the prize, the longtime washington post reporter dale russakoff, who also volunteered as a tutor in the district, writes that.
When russakoff began reporting this book in 2010, fewer than 40 percent of the students in the third through eighth grades in newark, n. William jelani cobb, author of the substance of hope if you read russakoffs account and find your beliefs vindicated, youre not trying hard enough. The result is a gripping tale of newark and a cautionary tale for the country at large. The prize, a 1962 novel by irving wallace the prize, a 1963 film based on the novel. Dale russakoff center for education policy analysis.
Russakoff s first book, portions of which appeared in the new yorker, tells the complicated story of efforts to reform newarks schools. On tuesday, september 20th, we went back to the city club for a program in which ms. On september 24, 2010, facebook founder mark zuckerberg. Dale russakoff delivers a riveting drama of our times, encompassing the rise of celebrity politics, big philanthropy, extreme economic inequality, the charter school movement, and the struggles and triumphs of schools in one of the nations. Sep 12, 2015 dale russakoff aims to answer that question in her new book the prize. Dale russakoffs the prize is one of the most discussed books on education policy in recent memory.
Russakoffs book describes a recent effort to reform the public school system of newark, nj, a district that had its share of the problems typically. Another focus of russakoff s story is the reformers desire to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If the one who claimed the prize is killed, then from that point on the games would be pretty normal for the prize. The prize commands your attention an absorbing book and necessary read for all who think educational reform will ever be realized.
With the prize, dale russakoff has brilliantly rendered the hopes, complexities, pitfalls, and flaws of the effort to reform american education. Sep 08, 2015 the fight for, or over, the children of newark might have been merely an important story about the future of public education in america, but in russakoffs accomplished handsand with a cast of characters including chris christie, cory booker, and mark zuckerbergit has become a shakespearean spectacle of crosspurposes. By dale russakoff lsu digital commons louisiana state university. It is an important, thoughtful, and wellresearched book, containing meaningful lessons for anyone with even a passing interest in.
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