{"product_id":"schools-that-succeed-how-educators-marshal-the-power-of-systems-for-improvement-paperback","title":"Schools That Succeed: How Educators Marshal the Power of Systems for Improvement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarin Chenoweth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformed by years of research and on-the-ground reporting, \u003ci\u003eSchools That Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e is Karin Chenoweth's most inspiring and compelling book yet--an essential read for educators who seek to break the stubborn connection between academic achievement and socioeconomic status.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chenoweth draws on her decade-long journey into neighborhood schools where low-income students and students of color are learning at unexpectedly high levels to reveal a key ingredient to their success: in one way or another, their leaders have confronted the traditional ways that schools are organized and have adopted new systems, all focused on improvement. In vivid profiles of once-embattled schools, Chenoweth shows how school leaders doggedly and patiently reorganized internal systems in order to prioritize teaching and learning, resulting in improved outcomes that in many cases exceeded statewide averages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From how they use time to how they use money, schools that succeed combine a deep belief in the capacity of their students to achieve with deliberate systems focused on student needs. As a result, they create vibrant places \"where teachers want to teach and students want to learn.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchools That Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e shows how educators can break the stubborn connection between academic achievement and socioeconomic status. Drawing on her decade-long journey into neighborhood schools where low-income students and students of color are learning at unexpectedly high levels, Karin Chenoweth reveals a key ingredient to their success: in one way or another, their leaders have confronted the traditional ways that schools are organized and adopted new systems, all focused on improvement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In vivid profiles of once-embattled schools, Chenoweth highlights how school leaders doggedly and patiently reorganized internal systems to prioritize teaching and learning, resulting in improved outcomes and vibrant cultures \"where teachers want to teach and students want to learn.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"For those concerned with educational inequality, perhaps no question is more important right now than understanding why some schools and districts do much better with vulnerable students than others. This book confirms Karin Chenoweth's place at the front of that conversation. People who are still not convinced that schools can change lives need to read this book.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Charles M. Payne\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eSo Much Reform, So Little Change\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eSchools That Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Chenoweth focuses on the structure of schools that connect people, systems, and processes for the purpose of addressing the needs of students, especially those from minority groups and low-income and working families. Educators will find this work enlightening and inspiring.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Freeman A. Hrabowski, III\u003c\/b\u003e, president, University of Maryland, Baltimore County \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"More focus, hard work, and intervention programs are not enough to transform a good school into a great school. In \u003ci\u003eSchools That Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e, Karin Chenoweth describes the qualities of very high performing schools in some of the most unlikely places in the United States. Chenoweth reveals that great schools marshal their collective capacity by building well-designed, sustainable programs that work together as a system.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul B. Ash\u003c\/b\u003e, educational consultant, author, and former superintendent of schools in Lexington, Massachusetts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarin Chenoweth\u003c\/b\u003e is the writer-in-residence at The Education Trust. She is a long-time education writer and reporter who has written for such publications as the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Education Week\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Educator. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarin Chenoweth\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eIt's Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eHOW It's Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eGetting It Done: Leading Academic Success in Unexpected Schools\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), all published by Harvard Education Press. A longtime education writer, she has written for a wide range of publications, including the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEducation Week\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Issues In Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e (now \u003ci\u003eDiverse\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eKappan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 2004, she has been writer-in-residence at The Education Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155097587847,"sku":"9781682530276","price":51.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/feba140d22d586328d4952165854deb1.webp?v=1733233365","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/schools-that-succeed-how-educators-marshal-the-power-of-systems-for-improvement-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}