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Breaking Through - Transforming Urban School Districts (Paperback, Illustrated Edition)
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Is it possible to fundamentally improve the daily workings of the
urban classroom in less than seven years? According to John
Simmons, it will take a revolution in the way that leaders of urban
school systems think and operate, from the classroom to the
boardroom. In this ambitious volume, Simmons and a stellar group of
contributors, including Linda Darling-Hammond, Richard Elmore,
Michael Fullan, Charlotte Danielson, Susan Moore Johnson, Adam
Urbanski, Alan Odden, and Valerie Lee, bring the best current
research to bear on a range of critical topics, creating a
practical framework that superintendents and their teams can use to
transform their big-city school systems into true learning
communities. As it integrates many voices into a larger vision,
this book: demonstrates convincingly how current, cutting-edge
thinking about system change in business has been used to
successfully transform schools and close the achievement gap among
diverse students; provides an overview and assessment of the reform
efforts of current large-district superintendents, including Alan
Bersin, Tom Payzant, Arne Duncan, and Kaye Stripling; directs the
reader towards a larger understanding of issues and priorities with
three principles and four key strategies; applies current research
to illuminate what has succeeded and what has not worked in cities
such as Boston, San Diego, Houston, and especially Chicago; and,
features the perspectives and experiences of notable experts who
have been working in the trenches of school reform for decades.
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Imprint: |
Teachers College Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2005 |
First published: |
2006 |
Authors: |
John Simmons
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Foreword by: |
Deborah Meier
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Dimensions: |
229 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
264 |
Edition: |
Illustrated Edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8077-4657-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
0-8077-4657-6 |
Barcode: |
9780807746578 |
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