Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-198) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Michael Copland -- Supporting school transformation from the district office. Turning any high-poverty school into a high-performing school -- Learning from high-performing, high-poverty schools -- Understanding poverty and our moral responsibility -- Using a framework for collective action -- Building leadership capacity and collective efficacy -- Fostering a healthy, safe, and supportive learning environment -- Focusing on student, professional, and system learning -- Eliminating practices that perpetuate underachievement and inequity -- Supporting school transformation from the district office.
Summary:
"Learn how educators combine research with proven practices and actions to disrupt the adverse effects of poverty on students' academic achievement and lives"-- Provided by publisher.
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