Putting Education to Work: How Cristo Rey High Schools are Transforming Urban Education

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Megan Sweas

Putting Education to Work

How Cristo Rey High Schools are Transforming Urban Education

Megan Sweas

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HarperCollins
19 October 2015

Educational strategies & policy; Faith (religious) schools; Teaching skills & techniques

Combining the latest advancements in instruction, a focus on spiritual values and character development, and an innovative work-study program, the Cristo Rey Network has reinvented urban education. Filled with amazing stories, this work is a testimonial to the effectiveness of the Cristo Rey program, demonstrated through the lives of its students.

By: Megan Sweas
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9780062288028
ISBN 10: 0062288024
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 19 October 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Megan Sweas is a journalist who writes about social and economic justice issues and world religions. She previously was an editor at U.S. Catholic magazine. Sweas was an Annenberg Fellow at the University of Southern California, where she earned a master's degree in specialized journalism. She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Reviews for Putting Education to Work: How Cristo Rey High Schools are Transforming Urban Education

It seems the real purpose of education has been recovered here. The author has told it well, interspersing personal stories among this readable chronicle. --Mark M. Wilkins, St. Anthony's Messenger