Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action

"Schools of Opportunity" builds an argument for shifting the way that excellent schools are recognized and built. The National Education Policy Center's Schools of Opportunity project was designed to highlight public high schools that are using research-based practices for closing opp...

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Published inTeachers College Press
Main Authors York, Adam, Ed, Welner, Kevin, Ed, Kelley, Linda Molner, Ed
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Teachers College Press 27.01.2023
Subjects
Administrator Attitudes
Change Strategies
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Equal Education
Evidence Based Practice
High Schools
Inclusion
Language Minorities
Leadership Responsibility
Performance Based Assessment
Principals
Professionalism
Public Schools
School Role
Student Needs
Teacher Behavior
Teacher Role
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Summary:"Schools of Opportunity" builds an argument for shifting the way that excellent schools are recognized and built. The National Education Policy Center's Schools of Opportunity project was designed to highlight public high schools that are using research-based practices for closing opportunity gaps in student learning. The project recognizes schools working to address the needs of all students, whether or not those schools have high average test scores. This approach thus embraces a shift away from the nation's myopic focus on outcomes. This follows from research findings that schools alone cannot fix the problems created by the stark inequalities in our society. Instead, schools should be expected to do their part by responding to inequities with research-based practices. With these shifts in mind, this book provides case studies of schools that demonstrate key criteria that other schools can emulate, such as an inclusive school climate, support for language-minority students, performance-based assessment, teacher professionalism, a commitment to detracking, and supports for students in need. Book Features: (1) Provides accounts of school reform, jointly told by researcher-practitioner teams, connecting current research with successful efforts of educators to create outstanding learning environments; (2) Brings together the voices of principals and school leaders who share stories of how their work has unfolded in their school, district, and state contexts; and (3) Identifies the school leadership and teacher practices that close opportunity gaps for student learning, and what it takes to implement them.
ISBN:0807768375
9780807768372