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	Childhood Dying	"This book is a cry from the heart from a parent and activist. Paul Price asks again—with chapter and verse of research supporting him—why we are pushing our children so hard that we threaten the rich and subtle discoveries of childhood." —Dr. Mike Rose, professor, Graduate School of Education, UCLA, author of Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America "Paul Price has written a daring book to challenge establishment views in Childhood Dying. Anyone seriously concerned about the perilous state of 'childhood' in America today should pick up and read Childhood Dying." —Lawrence Diller, M.D., author of Running on Ritalin and The Last Normal Child "What a goldmine this book can be for anyone who realizes that there is more than one way to achieve education. Children learn best when they are learning of things they are passionate about." —Terrie Runolfson, founder, The Homeschool Resource Center "Childhood Dying is a must read for all educators and parents exposed to the current academic culture. This fresh perspective on learning is enlightening." —Christine De Persia and Patricia Ryan, public school teachers Childhood Dyingis a call for parents, educators, and politicians to deconstruct our repressive, monolithic public school system and usher in a new era of educational freedom that will allow the fulfillment of each child's unique gifts.	Your Cost: $19.95
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	Yes We Can If We Choose	Since the advent of federally mandated No Child Left Behind, much attention has been paid to seeking the best ways to educate our children, and nowhere is that more needed than in poor, urban areas. Ben Wright offers a solution—transformational leadership—and documents its successful application at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Seattle, Washington and the Philadelphia School District. Transforming schools from low-achieving to high-achieving takes courage, and Wright illustrates that courage through his own life story as well as that of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Wright has a unique view of the problems in black America: he believes blacks have perpetuated the problems created by the Civil Rights Act, No Child Left Behind, the suburbanization of America, and a host of other events. Even though many may disagree with him, his is a theory worthy of exploration as part of the new paradigm of transformational leadership that Wright espouses in Yes, We Can If We Choose.	Your Cost: $18.95
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	Lets End Our Literacy Crisis	“Once in a while one learns of an undaunted person trying to climb the highest mountain, or working towards the impossible dream. Such a person is Bob Cleckler, who is boldly proposing a [solution to our literacy crisis], and laying out a blueprint for its accomplishment… [His proposed solution] may well become The Reformation of the 21st Century.” – Dr. Robert S. Laubach, Laubach Literacy International America is in crisis—a literacy crisis. Our students are placing “dead last among the industrial world” in scholastic tests, as George Bush senior declared. The Salt Lake Tribune showed that when our children finish their schooling, nearly half of them “…read and write so poorly that it is difficult for them to hold a decent job.” The United States spends almost $4000 each year per taxpayer for increased costs of consumer goods and increased taxes because of illiteracy and the resulting crime and other social ills. To solve this crisis will take a revolution. And it all starts with this book. Let’s End Our Literacy Crisis outlines a simple yet effective strategy for ending the literacy crisis in our generation. By the time you finish reading this book, you will have all the tools you need to effectively begin a revolution in your own community—a revolution that will ultimately change the world. Are you ready to make a difference?	Your Cost: $23.70
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	Failed Grade: The Corporatization and Decline of Higher Education	The "corporatization" of colleges and universities has steered the attention of institutions to the "bottom line" rather than education of students. With the administration's priorities trained on the generation of money (through grants and contracts, patents, eminent publications or works of art, awards, patient care, student tuition or fundraising) what happens to the education of teachers, doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers and our future leaders? What can be done to return an institution to its primary mission¯ that is, educating the next generation and in the process, creating new knowledge? Colleges and universities are beginning to lose their way and a wakeup call is clearly necessary. FAILED GRADE: The Corporatization and Decline of Higher Education in America, is that wakeup call.	Your Cost: $21.10
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