Improving Struggling Schools
A Developmental Approach to Intervention

D. Brent Stephens, foreword by Michael Fullan

Improving Struggling Schools draws on a blend of case studies and the emerging body of research on failing schools to identify patterns in the challenges they face. Available March 2010.

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Strategic Priorities for School Improvement
No. 6 in the Harvard Education Letter Spotlight Series

Edited by Caroline T. Chauncey, foreword by Robert B. Schwartz

Strategic Priorities for School Improvement presents a collection of seminal articles on standards and assessment; using data to improve learning; recruiting and retaining great teachers and leaders; and turning around failing schools. Available March 2010.

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Humanizing Education
Critical Alternatives to Reform

Edited by Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Kristy S. Cooper, Sherry L. Deckman, Christina L. Dobbs, Chantal Francois, Thomas Nikundiwe, Carla Shalaby

Humanizing Education: Critical Alternatives to Reform is a collection of essays from the Harvard Educational Review that offer historic examples of hopeful and humanizing educational spaces, practices, and movements that embody a spirit of hope and change. Available March 2010.

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AP
A Critical Examination of the Advanced Placement Program

Edited by Philip M. Sadler, Gerhard Sonnert, Robert H. Tai, and Kristin Klopfenstein

AP draws together the most recent and rigorous research on the strengths and weaknesses of the Advanced Placement program.

Available April 2010.

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Key Elements of Observing Practice
A Data Wise DVD and Facilitator’s Guide

Kathryn Parker Boudett, Elizabeth A. City, and Marcia K. Russell

Based on Data Wise and Data Wise in Action, Key Elements of Observing Practice offers insight into one of the most challenging steps in capturing data about school performance: observing and analyzing instructional practice. Available April 2010.

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Smart Money
Using Educational Resources to Support Ambitious Learning Goals

Edited by Jacob E. Adams, Jr.

Smart Money brings together research on education finance policy and on the uses of school and district resources, thus providing a uniquely comprehensive analysis of school finance systems. Available May 2010.

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