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How Schools Work

Author : Arne Duncan
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501173065
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book How Schools Work written by Arne Duncan and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book merits every American’s serious consideration” (Vice President Joe Biden): from the Secretary of Education under President Obama, an exposé of the status quo that helps maintain a broken system at the expense of our kids’ education, and threatens our nation’s future. “Education runs on lies. That’s probably not what you’d expect from a former Secretary of Education, but it’s the truth.” So opens Arne Duncan’s How Schools Work, although the title could just as easily be How American Schools Work for Some, Not for Others, and Only Now and Then for Kids. Drawing on nearly three decades in education—from his mother’s after-school program on Chicago’s South Side to his tenure as Secretary of Education in Washington, DC—How Schools Work follows Arne (as he insists you call him) as he takes on challenges at every turn: gangbangers in Chicago housing projects, parents who call him racist, teachers who insist they can’t help poor kids, unions that refuse to modernize, Tea Partiers who call him an autocrat, affluent white progressive moms who hate yearly tests, and even the NRA, which once labeled Arne the “most extreme anti-gun member of President Obama’s Cabinet.” Going to a child’s funeral every couple of weeks, as he did when he worked in Chicago, will do that to a person. How Schools Work exposes the lies that have caused American kids to fall behind their international peers, from early childhood all the way to college graduation rates. But it also identifies what really does make a school work. “As insightful as it is inspiring” (Washington Book Review), How Schools Work will embolden parents, teachers, voters, and even students to demand more of our public schools. If America is going to be great, then we can accept nothing less.

Healthy Boards, Successful Schools

Author : William R. Mott
Publisher : Fitting Word
ISBN 13 : 9781732239128
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Healthy Boards, Successful Schools written by William R. Mott and published by Fitting Word. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no calling, no more vital responsibility, than the education of our nation's and world's future leaders. Independent and faith-based schools succeed and thrive in the presence of visionary leadership. In its absence, schools struggle and often fail to achieve their mission. The success story for schools is the strength of the leadership found in the relationship between the head of school, the board chair, and all trustees. It is through this relationship, partnership, and acceptance of roles and responsibilities where this health and this success can be found.

Making Schools Work

Author : William G. Ouchi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Making Schools Work written by William G. Ouchi and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This program has produced significant, lasting improvements in the school districts where it has already been implemented. Drawing on the results of a landmark study of 223 schools in six cities, a project that Ouchi supervised and that was funded in part by the National Science Foundation, Making Schools Work shows that a school's educational performance may be most directly affected by how the school is managed."--BOOK JACKET.

Overloaded and Underprepared

Author : Denise Pope
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119022444
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Overloaded and Underprepared written by Denise Pope and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Overloaded and Underprepared “Parents, teachers, and administrators are all concerned that America’s kids are stressed out, checked out, or both—but many have no idea where to begin when it comes to solving the problem. That’s why the work of Challenge Success is so urgent. It has created a model for creating change in our schools that is based on research and solid foundational principles like communication, creativity, and compassion. If your community wants to build better schools and a brighter future, this book is the place to start.” —Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind “Challenge Success synthesizes the research on effective school practices and offers concrete tools and strategies that educators and parents can use immediately to make a difference in their communities. By focusing on the day-to-day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and students to help them design learning communities where every student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to learn the skills necessary to succeed now and in the future.” —Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University “Finally, a book about education and student well-being that is both research-based and eminently readable. With all the worry about student stress and academic engagement, Pope, Brown and Miles gently remind us that there is much we already know about how to create better schools and healthier kids. Citing evidence-based ‘best practices’ gleaned from years of work with schools across the country, they show us what is not working, but more importantly, what we need to do to fix things. Filled with practical suggestions and exercises that can be implemented easily, as well as advice on how to approach long-term change, Overloaded and Underprepared is a clear and compelling roadmap for teachers, school administrators and parents who believe that we owe our children a better education.” —Madeline Levine, co-founder Challenge Success; author of The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children Well “This new book from the leaders behind Challenge Success provides a thorough and balanced exploration of the structural challenges facing students, parents, educators, and administrators in our primary and secondary schools today. The authors’ unique approach of sharing proven strategies that enable students to thrive, while recognizing that the most effective solutions are tailored on a school-by-school basis, makes for a valuable handbook for anyone seeking to better understand the many complex dimensions at work in a successful learning environment.” —John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University

How The Other Half Learns

Author : Robert Pondiscio
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525533753
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book How The Other Half Learns written by Robert Pondiscio and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice. The promise of public education is excellence for all. But that promise has seldom been kept for low-income children of color in America. In How the Other Half Learns, teacher and education journalist Robert Pondiscio focuses on Success Academy, the network of controversial charter schools in New York City founded by Eva Moskowitz, who has created something unprecedented in American education: a way for large numbers of engaged and ambitious low-income families of color to get an education for their children that equals and even exceeds what wealthy families take for granted. Her results are astonishing, her methods unorthodox. Decades of well-intended efforts to improve our schools and close the "achievement gap" have set equity and excellence at war with each other: If you are wealthy, with the means to pay private school tuition or move to an affluent community, you can get your child into an excellent school. But if you are poor and black or brown, you have to settle for "equity" and a lecture--about fairness. About the need to be patient. And about how school choice for you only damages public schools for everyone else. Thousands of parents have chosen Success Academy, and thousands more sit on waiting lists to get in. But Moskowitz herself admits Success Academy "is not for everyone," and this raises uncomfortable questions we'd rather not ask, let alone answer: What if the price of giving a first-rate education to children least likely to receive it means acknowledging that you can't do it for everyone? What if some problems are just too hard for schools alone to solve?

What Effective Schools Do

Author : Lawrence W. Lezotte
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
ISBN 13 : 1936765225
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book What Effective Schools Do written by Lawrence W. Lezotte and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide helps educators implement a continuous school improvement system through application of the seven correlates of effective schools. The authors discuss each correlate, update the knowledge base, and incorporate practical ideas from practitioners in the field. A comprehensive description of practices enables educators to build and sustain a school culture that accommodates the learning expectations and needs of all students.

How Successful Schools Work

Author : Rona Tutt
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1446207706
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book How Successful Schools Work written by Rona Tutt and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this book are case studies of cutting edge best practice from inspirational heads and school leaders doing excellent work in schools. They all illustrate how the role, and style, of school leadership is changing. By looking at what attracts teachers to leadership roles, and how they use their power, this book examines innovative leadership in action. The authors look at the characteristics of innovative school leaders, and reflect on how these people work. An appetite for challenge, a desire for a sense of well-being for all those involved in the school and its development and an ability to flex their style of leadership all emerge as core factors in their success. Topics covered include: - the changing role of school leaders - leading inclusive environments - the power of innovative leadership - identifying the challenges ahead The perfect read for anyone wanting to make a difference to their school or setting, this book will show you how it is done. Rona Tutt is Past President of the National Association of Headteachers, now working as an Educational Consultant. Paul Williams is a very experienced Head Teacher, based in London, who has held a number of leadership roles.

Small Schools, Big Ideas

Author : Mara Benitez
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470615532
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Small Schools, Big Ideas written by Mara Benitez and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small Schools, Big Ideas shows how the principle-based and equity-focused model from the Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) can be used to redesign existing schools and create new schools that prepare students for this century's challenges and opportunities. Filled with inspirational stories and illustrative examples from schools that have successfully implemented CES principles and practices, Small Schools, Big Ideas offers information and inspiration needed to: Transform schools in order to achieve equitable outcomes for all students Understand various school design options Establish school vision, mission, and goals to raise educational expectations and results Develop transformational leadership Cultivate a professional learning community Implement student-centered teaching, learning, and curricula Build productive relationships with families and communities Establish strategies for sustainability These recommendations and proven strategies can help educators transform their schools to become truly equitable, personalized, and academically challenging.

How Successful Schools Work

Author : Rona Tutt
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446263851
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book How Successful Schools Work written by Rona Tutt and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this book are case studies of cutting edge best practice from inspirational heads and school leaders doing excellent work in schools. They all illustrate how the role, and style, of school leadership is changing. By looking at what attracts teachers to leadership roles, and how they use their power, this book examines innovative leadership in action. The authors look at the characteristics of innovative school leaders, and reflect on how these people work. An appetite for challenge, a desire for a sense of well-being for all those involved in the school and its development and an ability to flex their style of leadership all emerge as core factors in their success. Topics covered include: - the changing role of school leaders - leading inclusive environments - the power of innovative leadership - identifying the challenges ahead The perfect read for anyone wanting to make a difference to their school or setting, this book will show you how it is done. Rona Tutt is Past President of the National Association of Headteachers, now working as an Educational Consultant. Paul Williams is a very experienced Head Teacher, based in London, who has held a number of leadership roles.

The Keys to Effective Schools

Author : Willis D. Hawley
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 145221347X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Keys to Effective Schools written by Willis D. Hawley and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-10-18 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raise organizational effectiveness to improve the quality of instruction and dramatically impact student achievement! Working in tandem with the powerful National Education Association’s KEYS initiative (Keys to Excellence in Your Schools), this second edition provides a wealth of knowledge from leading experts in the field including Patricia A. Alexander, Eva L. Baker, James A. Banks, Peter Cookson, Lorna M. Earl, Richard F. Elmore, Michael Fullan, Geneva Gay, Willis D. Hawley, Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Kenneth Leithwood, Ann Lieberman, Judith Warren Little, Lynne Miller, P. Karen Murphy, Fred M. Newmann, Sonia Nieto, Janet Ward Schofield, Walter G. Stephan, Gary Sykes, and Linda Valli.

Supporting Successful Interventions in Schools

Author : Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462537731
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Supporting Successful Interventions in Schools written by Lisa M. Hagermoser Sanetti and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Machine generated contents note: I. Fundamentals 1. Introduction to Intervention Implementation 2. Overview of Implementation Support and Evaluation within a Problem-Solving Model II. Evaluation of Intervention Fidelity and Learner Outcomes 3. Intervention Fidelity Data Collection 4. Data-Based Decision Making: Considering Intervention Fidelity and Learner Outcomes Data III. Implementation Support Strategies 5. Implementation Planning 6. Direct Training 7. Participant Modeling and Role Play 8. Self-Monitoring 9. Motivational Interviewing 10. Performance Feedback IV. Putting It All Together 11. Managing Implementation Supports to Improve Student Achievement, with Ashley M. Boyle.

A School Board Guide to Leading Successful Schools

Author : Stephanie Hirsh
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452290423
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book A School Board Guide to Leading Successful Schools written by Stephanie Hirsh and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The go-to resource for school board members' greatest challenges!, For districts striving to improve student academic performance, professional learning at all levels can make a crucial difference. This invaluable guide addresses the top challenges experienced by nearly every school board, and shows how professional learning can assist in overcoming these challenges and support positive changes. Two influential education leaders-and experienced board trustees-present an approach that helps school board members form their own professional learning community and become a stronger, more productive team. Aligned with Learning Forward's current Standards for Professional Learning (developed in collaboration with, and supported by, more than 18 national organizations, including the National School Boards Association), this resource enables board members to, Learn from case studies focused on 12 critical board-level decisions, including hiring a new superintendent, resource allocation, compensation planning, and more, Deepen their understanding of leadership and actions that advance school success and benefit the wider community, Know when, where, and how to use professional learning to improve individual and systemic performance, Benefit from best practices and tools developed to support effective decisions and successful implementation of major initiatives, Turn to this resource to assist with your continuous improvement journey and achieve greater success for all schools! Book jacket.

It's Being Done

Author : Karin Chenoweth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book It's Being Done written by Karin Chenoweth and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In It's Being Done, Chenoweth shows how teachers can meet higher academic objectives for each student, including those that are hard-to-reach. The book promotes child-specific programs, setting expectations, and thoughtful instruction.

How It's Being Done

Author : Karin Chenoweth
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
ISBN 13 : 1612500153
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book How It's Being Done written by Karin Chenoweth and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How It’s Being Done offers much-needed help to educators, providing detailed accounts of the ways in which unexpected schools—those with high-poverty and high-minority student populations—have dramatically boosted student achievement. How It’s Being Done builds on Karin Chenoweth’s widely hailed earlier volume, “It’s Being Done,” providing specific information about how such schools have exceeded expectations and met with unprecedented levels of success.

Effective Inclusive Schools

Author : Thomas Hehir
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111813365X
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Effective Inclusive Schools written by Thomas Hehir and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to raise the achievement of all kids, from gifted to those with severe disabilities This book presents lessons learned from in-depth case studies of some of our most effective inclusive public schools. The authors conclusively demonstrate that schools can educate students with mild and severe disabilities in general education classrooms by providing special education services that link to and bolster general education instruction. This goes beyond complying with Special Education law; having a truly inclusive environment raises the achievement level for all students and results in more committed and satisfied teachers. Insights shared from teachers, school leaders, parents, and the students themselves provide a path forward for anyone striving to Improve special education services. The authors reveal what these exemplary schools do that makes them so successful, and provide advice for readers who want to incorporate these practices themselves. Hehir, former U.S. Office of Special Education (OSEP) Director, is a leading name in Special Education Highlights the important relationships between administrators, teachers, and parents to foster maximum collaboration between general and special education Includes information on committing to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Positive Behavior Supports This vital resource zeroes in on what excellent public schools do differently to ensure all students succeed.

Making Schools Work

Author : Barbara Bruns
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821386808
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Making Schools Work written by Barbara Bruns and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is about the threats to education quality in the developing world that cannot be explained by lack of resources. It reviews the observed phenomenon of service delivery failures in public education: cases where programs and policies increase the inputs to education but do not produce effective services where it counts - in schools and classrooms. It documents what we know about the extent and costs of such failures across low and middle-income countries. And it further develops the conceptual model posited in the World Development Report 2004: that a root cause of low-quality and inequitable public services - not only in education - is the weak accountability of providers to both their supervisors and clients.The central focus of the book, however, is a new story. It is that developing countries are increasingly adopting innovative strategies to attack these problems. Drawing on new evidence from 22 rigorous impact evaluations across 11 developing countries, this book examines how three key strategies to strengthen accountability relationships in developing country school systems have affected school enrollment, completion and student learning. The book reviews the motivation and global context for education reforms aimed at strengthening provider accountability. It provides the rationally and synthesizes the evidence on the impacts of three key lines of reform: (1) policies that use the power of information to strengthen the ability of clients of education services (students and their parents) to hold providers accountable for results; (2) policies that promote school-based management?that is increase schools? autonomy to make key decisions and control resources, often empowering parents to play a larger role; (3) teacher incentives reforms that specifically aim at making teachers more accountable for results, either by making contract tenure dependent on performance, or offering performance-linked pay. The book summarizes the lessons learned, draws cautious conclusions about possible complementarities across different types of accountability-focused reforms if they are implemented in tandem, considers issues related to scaling up reform efforts and the political economy of reform, and suggests directions for future work."

Leading Schools to Success

Author : James W. Guthrie
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1412979013
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Leading Schools to Success written by James W. Guthrie and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance. A true leader needs to have not only a vision of the desired culture, but the skills and information necessary to make that vision a reality. Providing a combined 70 years of classroom and administrative experience, renowned authors James Guthrie and Patrick Schuermann offer a practice-based approach, grounded in research and theory, to achieving and maintaining an atmosphere of success in schools through effective leadership.