Grassroots School Reform
eBook - PDF

Grassroots School Reform

A Community Guide to Developing Globally Competitive Students

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Grassroots School Reform

A Community Guide to Developing Globally Competitive Students

About this book

This book walks community activists through the rationale for assuming local responsibility for academic performance, outlines steps needed to drive that change, and suggests curricular direction and school policy requirements.

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780230108325
eBook ISBN
9780230114661
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education Administration

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. One: We Need School Reform—and Soon!
  6. Two: Where Are We Doing It Right?
  7. Three: Where Reform Won’t Happen
  8. Four: Getting Someone to be Responsible
  9. Five: Finding and Supporting Great Leadership
  10. Six: Developing a World Class Curriculum
  11. Seven: Math as the Language of Science and Technology
  12. Eight: Second Language from the Start
  13. Nine: “Let Me Show You The World”
  14. Ten: Hiring, Developing, and Evaluating for Excellence
  15. Eleven: Keeping Teachers Current, Enthusiastic, and Energized
  16. Twelve: Reinterpreting “Least Restrictive Environment”
  17. Thirteen: Providing Choice in the Public Arena
  18. Fourteen: Legislating for Change
  19. Fifteen: Managing with Data
  20. Sixteen: Building Successful Partnerships
  21. Seventeen: Sustaining and Enhancing Reform
  22. Eighteen: The Rescuer’s 12-Step-Guide to School Reform
  23. Notes
  24. Index