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Big-City School Reforms Lessons from New York, Toronto, and London

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ISBN-10: 0807755184

ISBN-13: 9780807755181

Edition: 2014

Authors: Michael Fullan, Alan Boyle

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Big cities have mostly failed in their efforts to reform public schools. This book shows why--and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Boyle, internationally renowned thinkers on school change, demonstrate that while the educational challenges of big cities can be overwhelming, they are not insurmountable. They identify six essential "push" and "pull" actions that can enable big school systems to improve student achievement. Leaders need to push to challenge the status quo, convey a high sense of urgency, and have the courage needed to intervene. But they need to also pull together to create a commonly owned strategy, develop a professional power of capital, and…    
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 3/21/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.15" wide x 9.00" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Consulting Description Consulting Description: Leadership nbsp; An innovative thinker who is sought-after by institutions, publishers, and international think-tanks, Michael Fullan is special advisor on education to Dalton McGuinty, the premier of Ontario. He formerly served as dean and professor emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.nbsp;He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and from Nipissing University in Canada.nbsp;Fullan served as dean of the faculty of education at the University of Toronto from 1988 to 2003, leading two major organizational transformations, including a merger of two large schools of…