School Principal Madeline Cartrwight is "For the Children"
Cartwright took over Blaine Elementary School in a run-down, drug-infested neighborhood in North Philadelphia. One of her first acts when she took over the school was to get down on her hands and knees and scrub the foul-smelling children's bathroom. Cartwright got parents involved in the school, made it a safe place for the children to learn, brought up test scores and attendance, and became the subject of a a 1990 New York Times Magazine cover story: "Hope in Hell's Classroom." Now she's written her own story of Blaine Elementary School, called "For the Children: Lessons from a Visionary Principal."
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