What a wonderful collection of diverse voices in this book, all sounding a similar message. Successful schools encourage and support purposeful collaboration among adults and they focus on students. In these schools, teachers feel more rewarded for their efforts and students learn more. Practitioners and researchers understand these findings. Now, let’s build education policies that enable them. — John Q. Easton, vice president of programs, Spencer Foundation

Teaching in Context is a call to action—one to which Esther Quintero and her colleagues invite us to imagine, build, nurture, and protect a profession and culture fueled by supportive networks that produce more trust and less churn. — Ralph R. Smith, managing director, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

This is an important book for researchers and academics as it covers a broad range of topics and studies focused on educational reform within the context of school environments. — Lydia Ross, Teachers College Record