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I'm going to high school. A Guide to the Private High School Admissions Process
"This guide was written as a step-by-step workbook to assist middle school students who are interested in attending a private high school. It takes a very stressful, competitive, multiple-part process and simplifies it by empowering the student to make som..."
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Alice Dickerson Necessity breeds invention September 2001 0967033829
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Educational Success |
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Be the Dream: Prep for Prep Graduates Share Their Stories
"Twenty-five years ago, an elementary school teacher in the Bronx had a vision: No bright, determined, spirited child should be left behind because of the circumstances of race or poverty. Out of that vision, Prep for Prep was born, to identify gifted chil..."
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Marian Wright Edelman (Foreword), Gary Simons (Compiler) Algonquin Books June 2003 1565124170
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Educational Success |
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All Girls: Single-Sex Education and Why It Matters
" In All Girls, acclaimed journalist Karen Stabiner spends a pivotal year with the young women of two very different girls' schools: Marlborough, an elite prep school in Los Angeles, and The Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, an embattled, con..."
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Karen Stabiner Riverhead Books August 2002 1573222070
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Educational Success |
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What Do You Really Want? How to Set a Goal and Go for It!
"This superb paperback is a wonderful book designed to get teens headed on the path of attaining their goals...."
National Parenting Center Seal of Approval, Fall 2001
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Beverly K. Bachel Free Spirit Publishing 1575420856
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Educational Success |
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No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning
" Black and Hispanic students are not learning enough in our public schools. Their typically poor performance is the most important source of ongoing racial inequality in America today. Thus, say Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, the racial gap in school ach..."
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Stephan Thernstrom, Abigail Thernstrom Simon & Schuster October 2003 0743204468
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Educational Success |
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10 Traits of Highly Successful Schools: How You Can Know If Your School Is a Good One (Education)
"Tools parents need to ensure their children get the quality education they need...."
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Elaine K. McEwan Harold Shaw Pub August 1999 087788840X
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Essay Writing |
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Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays
"These concise, quick reference guides are perfect for business people, writers, and students at all levels. Written by top experts, they offer readers the easiest, most efficient strategies to master or learn a new skill. All Schaum's Quick Guides include..."
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Molly McClain, Jacqueline D. Roth McGraw-Hill Trade August 1998 0070471703
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Essay Writing |
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Essay Writing: Step-By-Step: A Newsweek Education Program Guide for Teens
"First, by mastering the art of the traditional five-part essay you learned in school, and then, by bending the rules. With a little originality and resourcefulness, your writing can go from commonplace to compelling in no time.
- Too often, high school ..."
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Newsweek Kaplan August 2003 0743249348
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