Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago - Softcover

Bryk, Anthony S.; Sebring, Penny Bender; Allensworth, Elaine; Easton, John Q.; Luppescu, Stuart

 
9780226078007: Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago
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ISBN 10: 0226078000 ISBN 13: 9780226078007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2010

Synopsis

In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of Organizing Schools for Improvement collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved—and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning?

The authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education.

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About the Author

Anthony S. Bryk is president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Penny Bender Sebring is founding codirector of the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) at the Urban Education Institute at the University of Chicago. Elaine Allensworth is codirector for statistical analysis at CCSR. Stuart Luppescu is chief psychometrician at CCSR. John Q. Easton is executive director of CCSR.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226078000
ISBN 13 
9780226078007
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
327

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