Enduring myths that inhibit school turnaround

• Other Authors: Meyers, Coby V. (Editor), Darwin, Marlene (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2017]
• Series: Contemporary perspectives on school turnaround and reform.
• Subjects: School improvement programs > United States.; Low-performing schools > United States.; Academic achievement > United States.; Educational change > United States.; Education > Educational Policy & Reform > General.; Education.; Educational strategies and policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806608867
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-68123-889-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 349 pages)

The concept of school turnaround--rapidly improving schools and increasing student achievement outcomes in a short period of time--has become politicized despite the relative newness of the idea. Unprecedented funding levels for school improvement combined with few examples of schools substantially...