By Norman A. Newberg

About “The Gift of Education”
At the 1987 sixth-grade graduation at Belmont Elementary, in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, two philanthropists promised each student a chance-of-a-lifetime gift—a fully paid college education. This book follows 12 of those students—six who reached postsecondary school and six who didn’t make it out of high school. Their stories illustrate how children, properly challenged, can succeed, how philanthropy alone isn’t enough, and how government has failed inner-city communities.

Contents
Part One: Giving the Gift 1. Giving the Gift: Catching the Ball Part Two: Receiving 2. Raising the Level of Play: Junior High School 3. Dropping the Ball: Dropouts 4. Making It: High School Part Three: Paying Back 5. Living the Gift: Post Secondary Education 6. Conclusion

Publication information
November 2005
The State University of New York Press
ISBN 0-7914-6619-1
Hardcover, $55.00     ORDER   
221 pages