Getting Gritty With Paul Tough

Brandon Fastman:

With his first book, Whatever It Takes, Paul Tough put educational reformer Geoffrey Canada on the map. Canada's data-driven, cradle-to-career concept focuses not just on schools but on entire neighborhoods, leveraging all the resources necessary to fight the deleterious effects of poverty on children. His Harlem Children's Zone has provided the model for Santa Barbara County's THRIVE initiative. And when Santa Barbara Unified Assistant Superintendent Emilio Handall read, Whatever It Takes, he learned about a highly successful parent training program founded in San Antonio, Texas, called AVANCE. Before he knew it, a delegation of Santa Barbarans were in Texas learning about the AVANCE curriculum which is now offered at schools like Harding, McKinley, the Carpinteria's Children's Project at Main, and Isla Vista Elementary School.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 9, 2012 1:14 AM
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