Book Description
Educational consultant Irvin provides useful information for parents on public and private schools in the Washington DC area. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

33pgs are OK, The rest is just a reference
If you want a basic idea of what you need to do to get your kid into a school and some basics, this is not a bad book.The first 33 pages has some good information but its only 33 pages. This information is likely available elsewhere on the internet. I give this 4 stars for the first 33 pages and 2 stars for the rest.

The rest of the book is a listing of schools and information on them.There is nothing in the listing that will give you rankings of the school nor recommendation so its just a reference and a list of all the schools. Most if not all the info you can get of the net but it is nice to have it all in one place so finding all the school online becomes easier. Worth $5-7 so get it used.

This book is much better than the 13th ed of Independant school guide.The format is much better and easier to read and the front pages are better.

Waste of time
Trolling the school web sites gave me more information than this book. It's very factual and really doesn't get into school character, etc.

Not Helpful At All
This book is just fine if all you want is the private school closest to you, or want very cut and dry facts which you can find for free at the schools websites or in their prospectus.If you are looking for insider information, or anything to tell you what the school is really like, look elsewhere. I recommend saving your money for your kid's education.

Extremely Informative
On returning to live in the DC area with two small children after having lived in another part of the country, I picked up this book and found a wealth of useful information about schools.The book not only gives practical information, but provides thoughtful and rare insight into the various strengths and weaknesses of each school, as well as valuable guidance on how to pick the best school for a particular child.I recommend this book highly.

Very Helpful!
Indispensable guide forWashington area parents considering public & private schools.Practical, Thoughtful & User Friendly. ... Read more

Product Description
"Purpose and Sources: Connecting the Bits provides information for integrating technology into teaching and learning in K-12 schools. The information is based upon findings from two past programs of the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education: The Road Ahead program explored how technology can facilitate teaching and learning in both formal and informal education settings. Twenty-two sites across the country created schoold-community partnerships. The sites reflected a full range of technology experience, from elementary students' first computer use to high school students' commercial quality multimedia presentations. The Road Ahead program was supported by Bill Gates, chairman of the Microsoft Corporation, with proceeds from his book, The Road Ahead. The Learning Tomorrow program funded pilot projects that investigated how technology can improve teaching and learning for underserved students. The program supported teachers' professional development, examined how technology can meet diverse student learning needs, and engaged students in real-world learning activities. Learning Tomorrow was supported by the Sega Foundation of American and the AT&T Foundation. Evaluative data from the experiences of the thirty-two teams of teachers, administrators, and community-based partners that participated in The Road Ahead and Learning Tomorrow programs are major sources..." [from introduction] ... Read more

Book Description
This digital document is an article from Community College Week, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on December 6, 2004. The length of the article is 720 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: New head of education department expected to focus on K-12.(dateline Washington)
Author: Charles Pekow
Publication: Community College Week (Newspaper)
Date: December 6, 2004
Publisher: Cox, Matthews & Associates
Volume: 17Issue: 9Page: 10(1)

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Customer Reviews (1)

TELLS THE STORY
What a neat book that no one seems to know about. On the cover is two vets looking at the wall with their arms around each other

This is a kid's book and what a wonderful way to explain what happened


This book tells the story about how many Americans were felt aboutwar and how we got involved. Then it talks about the fund for the memorial and how it was built.

Included are many pictures. The writing, I feel is incredible. It handles the subject in an incredible way!
Mostly it is about building the wall and how it happened.

The background about Vietnam says it in a nutshell and without bias ... Read more

Book Description
This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1965 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The K-12 dilemma: what can be done? Joel Klein, at the frontier of schools reform in New York, urges CEOs to lobby Washington on behalf of public education.(CEO2CEO SUMMIT)(chief executive officers)
Author: Paul Rogers
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Issue: 205Page: 70(4)

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