Courage to Change - Heckman, Paul E. a Andrade, Ana Maria a Bishop, Suzanne a Chavez, Marianne a Confer, Christine B. a Fahr, Laura C. a Hakim, Delia C. a Ketcham, Linda S. a Padilla, Elsa N. a Romero, Rebecca

The progress of a complex educational restructuring project in the US state of Arizona is the focus of this book. The goals of the project included: to improve dramatically student achievement in the core subjects; to develop new assessment and evaluation practices; and to develop teaching strategies, curricula and school structures that meet the needs of poor, minority and bilingual students.