Big-City School Reforms: Lessons from New York, Toronto, and London - Softcover

Fullan, Michael; Boyle, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807755184 ISBN 13: 9780807755181

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2014

Synopsis

Big cities have struggled to improve public school systems. This book shows why—and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Boyle, internationally renowned thinkers on school change, demonstrate that while the educational challenges of big cities may be overwhelming, they are not insurmountable. They draw on 10 years of research to identify six essential “push” and “pull” actions that enable big school systems to improve student achievement. Leaders must push to challenge the status quo, convey a high sense of urgency, and have the courage needed to intervene. But they need to also pull together to create a commonly owned strategy, develop professional power, and attend to sustainability. Examining three major cities—New York, Toronto, and London—through the decade of 2002–2012, this book weaves case studies with careful analysis and recommendations to hone in on which policies and strategies work best to raise the bar for all students and reduce the gap for the disadvantaged. Big-City School Reforms offers invaluable advice to those leading the next phase of school reform in cities around the world. This is an eminently practical book that focuses on big problems and big solutions.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Fullan, Order of Canada, is professor emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

Alan Boyle is director of Leannta Education Associates where he designs professional learning for education leaders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807755184
• ISBN 13: 9780807755181
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192