{"product_id":"organizing-schools-for-improvement-anthony-s-bryk-9780226078007","title":"Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of \u003ci\u003eOrganizing Schools for Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved--and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony S. Bryk, Penny Bender Sebring, Elaine Allensworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226078000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226078007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Anthony S. Bryk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981505757439,"sku":"9780226078007","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_645b449e-a3be-4406-bb64-a9116487c2b5.jpg?v=1683255979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/organizing-schools-for-improvement-anthony-s-bryk-9780226078007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}