Question Everything - Mathews, Jay

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JAY MATHEWS is an award-winning education columnist. He writes for the Washington Post and is the author of nine books. Creator of the annual America's Most Challenging High Schools ratings, published on washingtonpost.com. Mathews has won numerous awards including the Upton Sinclair Award as a beacon of light in the realm of education and the Eugene Meyer Award for distinguished service to the Washington Post.

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Introduction Taking AVID Home Tortuous Journey of a Teacher s Idea Boise Schools Changed by Love Prove to Me You Got an A in Everything Showing America How to Take Notes Teachers Afraid of Tough Courses Asking Rather than Answering Questions Bringing the Power of Tutoring to El Cajon High Santa Barbara Rejects AVID Our Teachers Said We Couldn t Take the Test AVID on 60 Minutes II Changing the Mess at Bell Gardens High Three Full Days at the Summer Institute: A Crash Course in AVID I Don t Care If I Have To Haul You Down Myself. Losing It in Atlanta Inside Tutoring Don t Give Me That, Akila. Looking for More Mr. Searcys Struggles of an Average AVID Program A Friend, A Teacher, A Mentor Checklist for AVID Greatness All Students Need More of a Challenge Taking AVID to the Other Side of the World New York Site Team s Philadelphia Adventure Precious Is Making a Big Mistake Escaping Death, Making AVID Cost Effective Research Results: Slow Groups Make You Dumb Surprise Leader Creates Giant AVID District Up and Down in Chicago From 7-Eleven to AVID Spreading AVID to Elementary School and College A Veteran Superintendent Becomes AVID Leader