{"product_id":"american-schools-the-100-billion-challenge-paperback","title":"American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDwight Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Bill Cosby, actor, entertainer, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFatherhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCongratulations (Now What?)\u003c\/i\u003e comes a groundbreaking book with the potential to reinvent education in America. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exchanging comedy for community activism, Bill Cosby teams up with Dwight Allen, Eminent Professor of Education Reform at Old Dominion University, to issue a challenge to the federal government and the new captains of industry: produce one hundred billion dollars and reform, revamp, and reinvent our schools. Together, Cosby and Allen do more than discuss the problems -- the crumbling buildings, flagging test scores, and failing students -- they offer concrete solutions, outlining a point-by-point plan for putting dot-com dollars to work.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.52 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131860062343,"sku":"9780759550001","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/faf61c3808b536c313c909dbcf0bc1d5.webp?v=1732621875","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/american-schools-the-100-billion-challenge-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}