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Jumping into the substitute teaching pool with only five hours of training and a salary of $40 per day, Clayvon Harris was determined to make a difference. Instead, she came face-to-face with burnt-out teachers, indifferent administrators and chaotic classrooms dominated by a few out-of-control students who made it nearly impossible to teach or learn.
At the end of the school year, she quit with no intention of ever returning. But nearly two decades, four superintendents, three mayors and a state-wide cheating scandal later, Clayvon headed back into the School District in search of a straightforward answer to a deceptively simple question: What’s wrong with Philly’s public schools?
about the author
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A Philly Girl through and through, Clayvon C. Harris has an MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and a BA in English Literature from Swarthmore College, where students are taught they have the ability to change the world.
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“A persuasive case for education reform based on data and classroom experience.”
“What a powerful masterpiece! Sub—Inside the Notorious School District of Philadelphia is an eye-opener for our city and our nation.”
“I wish I had read this book before I decided to major in education.”
“Sub is a great read. It chronicles an American problem. What's happening in Philly is happening all around the country.”
