Strong system-wide support is increasingly being identified as
playing an important role in policy efforts aimed at increasing
student achievement (Hightower, Knapp, March, and McLaughlin:
2002). Yet current research often views district and other
system-wide support as largely governance changes without
substantive linkage to school improvement outcomes (Cuban and
Usdan: 2003). In this volume we seek to deepen our understanding of
the role of school districts and system-wide initiatives through a
series of case studies that focus on how school districts and
system-wide actors facilitate policy innovation and reform
initiatives that are designed to improve student achievement.
Through both quantitative and qualitative studies from diverse
settings across the country, chapters in this volume examine the
role of instructional technology, alternative accountability
practices, management and partnership reforms, and school
improvement efforts through new incentive and support practices.
While challenges remain, these case studies demonstrate how
districts support and facilitate school change aimed at improving
student achievement.
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