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Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, the first black public high school in the United States; it would later be renamed Dunbar High and would flourish despite Jim Crow laws and segregation. Dunbar attracted an extraordinary faculty: its early principal was the first black graduate of Harvard, and ...
Managing Sustainability: First Steps to First Class provides a compelling case, real-world examples, and the tools to follow a proven strategy for aligning sustainability efforts with existing organizational priorities. This strategy has taken companies from initial conception to the top of the sustainability rankings. Using examples from leading companies, readers will understand how to build—programs that drive results and enhance reputation. Benefits include enabling companies to attract, hire, retain, and fully engage the best talent, seize the innovation high ground with new and premium products and services, provide access to socially responsible investment capital, implement “best...
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Investigating the essential role that the postal system plays in American democracy and how the corporate sector has attempted to destroy it. "With First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, Christopher Shaw makes a brilliant case for polishing the USPS up and letting it shine in the 21st century."—John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation and author of Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis "First Class is essential reading for all postal workers and for our allies who seek to defend and strengthen our public Postal Service."—Mark Dimondstein, President, American Postal Workers Union...
For the first time a Bachelor Degree graduate with a First Class Honourspass shares knowledge and experience with the student community in aneffort to help more students graduate with First Class Honours, and raisethe awareness of degree education. This book examines the mindset of aFirst Class student and highlights the strategies and techniques the authorused to gain his First Class Honours degree. It will also inspire you toreach for new highs in your degree course and beyond.The student is guided in the process of producing outstanding courseworkassessments using real assessment examples (many of which were markedin excess of 70%) which are accessed via the 1stAcademy website. Allaspects are covered: essays, reports, preparing presentations, final projects, and exam revision techniques that work, even under exam pressure.The focus is to maintain consistency of marks throughout the degreecourse. Consistency in marks allows for a 'balance out' effect allowing thestudent latitude with weaker subjects. As the author says: "It is not abilityalone that determines your graduation grade; organisation and appliedeffort are of equal importance."
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Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.
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