Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality
Robert Peterkin
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Hardcover. Urban school superintendents face unprecedented challenges. They must ensure that all students achieve a high level of performance despite a lack of resources, the intractable problems of race and poverty, a chaotic governance structure, and the often conflicting demands of teachers, parents, unions, and the community. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1602.
Urban school superintendents face unprecedented challenges. They must ensure that all students achieve a high level of performance despite a lack of resources, the intractable problems of race and poverty, a chaotic governance structure, and the often conflicting demands of teachers, parents, unions, and the community. This important book, edited by the co-directors of the prestigious Harvard Urban Superintendents Program (USP), explores the ways in which superintendents can make a difference in the lives of each child, every day, by being knowledgeable about and driven by what happens in the classroom.
Urban school superintendents face unprecedented challenges. They must ensure that all students achieve a high level of performance despite a lack of resources, the intractable problems of race and poverty, a chaotic governance structure, and the often conflicting demands of teachers, parents, unions, and the community. This important book, edited by the co-directors of the prestigious Harvard Urban Superintendents Program (USP), explores the ways in which superintendents can make a difference in the lives of each child, every day, by being knowledgeable about and driven by what happens in the classroom.
The editors and distinguished contributors cover a wide ... Read more
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Co-published with Education Week and the American Association of School Administrators.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470651766
SKU
V9780470651766
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About Robert Peterkin
THE EDITORS Robert S. Peterkin, EdD, and Deborah Jewell-Sherman, EdD, are co-directors of the Harvard Urban Superintendents Program (USP). Laura Kelley and Leslie Boozer are both aspiring superintendents and doctoral candidates studying educational leadership in USP at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Established in 1990, the Harvard USP is recognized as ... Read more
Reviews for Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality
Praise for Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day "This comprehensive, compelling, and timely new book will appeal to all readers who care about public education in America. It provides evidence based on proven strategies for change and improvement in urban schools, which when applied can result in all students achieving at higher levels."?Tom Payzant, professor of practice, Harvard Graduate ... Read more