{"product_id":"organizing-schools-for-improvement-lessons-from-chicago-paperback","title":"Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony S. Bryk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of \u003ci\u003eOrganizing Schools for Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved-and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony S. Bryk \u003c\/b\u003eis president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and was founding senior director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR), University of Chicago. \u003cb\u003ePenny Bender Sebring\u003c\/b\u003e is founding codirector of CCSR, the Urban Education Institute, University of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eElaine Allensworth\u003c\/b\u003e is director for statistical analysis at CCSR. \u003cb\u003eStuart Luppescu \u003c\/b\u003eis chief psychometrician at CCSR. \u003cb\u003eJohn Q. Easton\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Spencer Foundation and former executive director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) at the Urban Education Institute, University of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754042032416,"sku":"9780226078007","price":54.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4be7f411f59bebf635556ed0408dd99.webp?v=1780032155","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/organizing-schools-for-improvement-lessons-from-chicago-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}