Misplaced Blame

Bonnie Johnson teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in curriculum and instruction and education specialties at St. John’s University in New York City. Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous books, book chapters, and journal articles that address the impact of poverty on learning.

Foreword by Daniel D. Von Hoff, M.D.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Failing Schools

2. The Realities of an Underfunded School: August, September

3. Regulating Teaching: October

4. Drugs, Poverty, and Test Scores: November, December

5. Test Preparation, The Pace Quickens: January, February

6. “The People in Washington Should See This School”: March, April

7. The End of a School Year and Recommendations for Policy Change

8. The Changing Roles of Teachers

9. Some Costs of Poverty and Glimmers of Hope

Bibliography

Index

About the Author