Strategic Priorities for School Improvement

Download or read book Strategic Priorities for School Improvement written by Nancy Walser and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized around the four key areas outlined in the U. S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top program, Strategic Priorities for School Improvement presents a collection of seminal articles on standards and assessment; using data to improve learning; recruiting and retaining great teachers and leaders; and turning around failing schools. Contributors include Karin Chenoweth, Stacey Childress, Elizabeth A. City, Rachel E. Curtis, Richard F. Elmore, Susan Moore Johnson, Ellen Moir, Richard J. Murnane, W. James Popham, Robert Rothman, Alexander Russo, D. Brent Stephens, and Nancy Walser.