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“Imagine a mission so righteous that it promises to define the career of every employee. Imagine cultivating the talent you need to achieve what others can only imagine. Imagine teachers so intrinsically driven that they will walk through fire to help children blossom. Imagine a culture, balanced by some internal gyroscope, that keeps kids and their teachers whole. Imagine a spiritual center that hums. Invisible."
 Told by their principal, Kevin W. Riley, this is mesmerizing chronicle of how one school steeled its resolve and rose defiantly against it's own history of underachievement. Riley's writing style eloquently captures the mood from within America's troubled schools. His voice is alternately irreverent and lyrical, poignant and humorous, agitated, and always profoundly insightful. At a time when American's leaders in education, government, business, and law enforcement desperately search for promising school designs, "The Lights of El Milagro" offers innovative solutions and systems that work. The passion is unmistakable, the focus on children unwavering, and the demand for excellence unrelenting. This may be the most important book to emerge from within the front lines of public schools since Jonathan Kozol wrote "Death at an Early Age" in 1967. VIEW FEATURED PASSAGE OF THE WEEK >>
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