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School reform in Chicago : lessons in policy and practice
Title
School reform in Chicago : lessons in policy and practice / edited by Alexander Russo.
ISBN
1891792199
1891792180
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard Education Press, c2004.
Physical Description
vi, 169 p. ; 21 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 26, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction: "Third wave," or lull, in Chicago school reform? / Alexander Russo
The power, and limits, of civic capacity / Alexander Russo
Reflections on the Chicago Annenberg challenge / Ken Rolling
Site-based management during a time of centralization / Andrew G. Wade
The importance of social trust in changing schools / David T. Gordon
How trust helped transform a small Chicago school / David T. Gordon
Parents as school reformers / Madeline Talbott
Moving instruction to center stage / David T. Gordon
School improvement at Benito Juarez High School / Richard G. Gelb
Establishing accountability for Chicago schools / Philip J. Hansen
Transition programs for retained students: segregation or salvation? / Michael Sadowski
Ending social promotion: a signature reform / G. Alfred Hess, Jr.
Forget governance: build capacity / Richard F. Elmore
A view from Pershing Road / Timothy D. Brandhorst
Missing in action: the Chicago Teachers Union / Linda Lenz
Picking principals: Vallas goes too far / John Ayers
Beefing up professional development / Alexander Russo
Concrete improvements: Chicago' s school construction boom / Jacqueline C. Leavy
A final word: ten questions for Paul Vallas' right-hand woman / Cozette Buckney.
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