What (So-Called) Low-Performing Schools Can Teach (So-Called) High-Performing Schools.

Elmore, Richard F.

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Title:	What (So-Called) Low-Performing Schools Can Teach (So-Called) High-Performing Schools
Authors:	Elmore, Richard F.
Descriptors:	Academic Achievement; Faculty Development; Teacher Expectations of Students; Educational Malpractice; Reflective Teaching; Economically Disadvantaged; Low Income Groups; Minority Group Children; Educational Quality; Educational Environment; Accountability; Performance Factors; Instructional Leadership; Politics of Education; Socioeconomic Influences; Comparative Analysis; Educational Improvement; Teaching Methods
Source:	Journal of Staff Development, v27 n2 p43-45 Spr 2006
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Publisher:	National Staff Development Council. 5995 Fairfield Road Suite #4, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: NSDCoffice@nsdc.org; Web site: http://www.nsdc.org/news/jsd/index.cfm
Publication Date:	2006-00-00
Pages:	3
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:	In this article, the author examines successful schools with high concentrations of poor and minority children--those in which students were doing as well as or better than those in affluent schools on statewide standardized tests--to see what they were doing to improve the level of instruction in their classrooms. These high-performing, high-poverty schools were not just different in degree from other schools, they were different in kind. School leaders had clearly articulated expectations for student learning, coupled with a sense of urgency about improvement; they adopted challenging curricula and invested heavily in professional development. Teachers in these schools internalized responsibility for student learning; they examined their practices critically, and if they weren't working, they abandoned them and tried something else. Although these schools may be stigmatized as "low-performing" or "in need of improvement," they are working hard to learn about their practice and beginning to focus on the individual and organizational conditions that create more powerful learning for adults and children.
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ISSN:	ISSN-0276-928X
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Secondary Education
Direct Link:	http://www.nsdc.org/news/issueDetails.cfm?issueID=99

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