Larkin WillisDesiree Carver-ThomasLinda Darling-HammondPeter W. Cookson, Jr.Maria E. HylerMarjorie WechslerWesley Wei
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School leaders in four districts improved outcomes for students of color through racial equity reform efforts. Their approaches offer insights for education leaders and policymakers aiming to reduce disparities and improve racial equity in schools.
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Today’s K–12 school leaders must have the skills to shift institutions toward deeper learning models built on collaboration, critical thinking, and project-based learning. Highlighting exemplary educational leadership preparation programs, this book describes how programs can prepare principals to guide their schools, teachers, and students toward deeper learning and equity.
Linda Darling-HammondMarjorie WechslerStephanie LevinMelanie Leung-GagnéSteve TozerAyana Campoli
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Strong school leadership is critical for shaping engaging learning environments, supporting teachers, and influencing student outcomes. This book examines examples of high-quality leadership programs, the extent to which principals have access to them, and the policies that drive program development and accessibility.
David L. KirpMarjorie WechslerMadelyn GardnerTitilayo Tinubu Ali
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A deep dive into the strategies of three high-achieving school districts across the U.S., this book shows how an evidence-based approach of continuous improvement can boost graduation rates and close opportunity gaps.
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Key civil rights conditions are essential to deeper learning—providing the opportunity to learn the skills and knowledge that students need to succeed. Authors examine the community and school inequities that create persistent obstacles to this goal, the civil rights actions needed to remove them, and highlight exemplary schools that offer deeper learning that engages and empowers students.
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The increased stress, mental health challenges, and inequities observed during the pandemic have reaffirmed the need to create safe, welcoming learning environments for students and educators. Well-designed teacher preparation for a whole-child approach is an important step toward meeting students’ needs and can overcome major hurdles such as teacher shortages.
John BrittainLarkin WillisPeter W. Cookson, Jr.Michael Alves
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Decades after Brown v. Board of Education, U.S. schools remain heavily segregated by race and ethnicity. This article in a special issue of Poverty & Race from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council discusses how regional finance & desegregation plans can promote school desegregation and educational equity.
Conra D. GistTravis J. BristolDesiree Carver-ThomasMaria E. HylerLinda Darling-Hammond
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Teachers of color and Indigenous teachers made up 16% of the teaching force in 2000 and 19% in 2019. This modest increase would have been more significant if not for high (and growing) attrition rates among these teachers. This article from a Kappan Special Report examines why teachers of color and Indigenous teachers leave the profession and what can be done to retain them.
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Many educators seeking to transform schools to allow more student-centered, inquiry-driven, and community-connected approaches to whole child learning face a wide range of institutional barriers. Nevertheless, thousands of schools have been redesigned to promote more student-centered principles, and these schools have created networks that provide schools with models for adopting methods that nurture the whole child.
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Many educators developed creative and effective strategies to teach their students by using technology in a variety of ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. As schools return to in-person learning, effective uses of technology should not disappear. Instead, they should become a foundation for students to engage in learning with other students in the classroom and beyond.
