Leadership from the ground up : effective schooling in traditionally low performing schools

• Main Authors: Acker-Hocevar, Michele (Author), Cruz-Janzen, Marta (Author), Wilson, Cynthia L. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education.
• Subjects: School improvement programs > United States > Case studies.; Educational leadership > United States > Case studies.; Children with social disabilities > Education > United States > Case studies.; elektronické knihy; Case studies.; Education > Special Education > Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities.; Disability: social aspects.; Teaching of students with social, emotional or behavioural difficulties.; Relating to people with visible or hidden disabilities, impairments or conditions.; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615544
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-652-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 274 pages) : illustrations

This book chronicles the journey of seven schools serving students of poverty, English Language Learners (ELLs), and students of color, which were able to sustain school improvement for a decade on either state and/or national criteria that measure student performance outcomes. The book shares stori...