Mathews, Jay,   1945-  <br/><br/>
Work hard. Be nice. :   how two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in America / 
 Work hard, be nice 
Jay Mathews. 
 - Chapel Hill, N.C. :  Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,  2009. 
 - iv, 328 pages ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>First period : starting out, or A tale of two teachers<br/>Second period : starting KIPP<br/>Third period : starting two schools<br/>Fourth period : starting many schools 
<br/><br/> Washington Post education reporter Mathews delves into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) and follows the enterprise's founders, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, from their days as young educators in the Teach for America program to heading one of the country's most controversial education programs running today. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781565125162 1565125169 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Feinberg, Michael <br/>Levin, Dave 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.<br/>Poor children--Education--United States.<br/>Educational innovations--United States.<br/>Niños con discapacidad social --Educación --Estados Unidos<br/>Niños pobres --Educación --Estados Unidos<br/>Innovaciones educativas --Estados unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC 4091  / M429w 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370