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Kenny, Deborah.
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Kenny, Deborah.
Harlem Village Academies (New York, N. Y.)
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Charter schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
Public schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor children -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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Born to rise : a sto...
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Born to rise : a story of children and teachers reaching their highest potential / Deborah Kenny.
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Kenny, Deborah.
New York : Harper, c2012.
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Kenny, Deborah.
Harlem Village Academies (New York, N. Y.)
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Charter schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
Public schools -- New York (State) -- New York.
Poor children -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
ISBN:
9780062106209 (hbk.) :
0062106201 (hbk.)
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243 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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1st ed.
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After her husband's death, the author, devoting herself to radically reinventing public education, recounts the journey that led her to risk her life savings to open schools in Harlem while proving that even children living in poverty could learn at a high level.
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
371.1092 Kenny Ke
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