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Five years, 200,000 readers, and one national award after the first edition, Blankstein documents how educators have closed gaps, turned schools around, and sustained overall success.Resources referenced in Failure Is Not an Option®, Second Edition are available in The Facilitator's Guide to Failure Is Not an Option®, Second Edition and can also be found at the HOPE Foundation Web site at www.hopefoundation.org.
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Blankstein, founder and president of the Harnessing Optimism and Potential through Education (HOPE) Foundation, gathers case stories, examples, and advice for schools and school districts who want to ensure success for every student. He outlines 10 common routes to failure and how to avoid each, and spells out six principles for success: common mission and vision, prevention and intervention, collaborative teaching teams, data-based decision making, gaining active engagement from family and community, and building sustainable leadership capacity. This second edition contains new cases and success stories, and more emphasis on peer observation in coaching and assessment. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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