Improving Urban Middle Schools
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Author | : L. Mickey Fenzel |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2009-02-12 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780791493502 |
A look at Nativity schools, alternative middle schools that have had great success educating at-risk, urban students.
Author | : L. Mickey Fenzel |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2014-02-07 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0791493652 |
Winner of the 2010 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in the category of "The Professional Studies" , presented by Association of Jesuit Colleges and University and Alpha Sigma Nu Nativity schools—there are over forty in urban areas throughout the United States—provide an important alternative to urban middle schools failing to provide their students with an adequate education. Nativity schools, which are privately funded, provide a year-round educational experience for at-risk urban children. They feature small classes, an extended day, and attention to students' social and spiritual developmental needs. L. Mickey Fenzel visited eleven Nativity schools in seven cities, conducting interviews and classroom observations, and collecting standardized test scores and survey data. Fenzel examines features of the Nativity model that distinguish it from other educational programs and takes a close look at the controversial use of volunteer teachers. The Nativity model is also discussed with respect to its social justice mission that is rooted in Jesuit tradition.
Author | : Linn Posey-Maddox |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2014-03-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 022612035X |
In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to—and often end up becoming active in—urban public schools. Their presence can bring long-needed material resources to such schools, but, as Linn Posey-Maddox shows in this study, it can also introduce new class and race tensions, and even exacerbate inequalities. Sensitively navigating the pros and cons of middle-class transformation, When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools asks whether it is possible for our urban public schools to have both financial security and equitable diversity. Drawing on in-depth research at an urban elementary school, Posey-Maddox examines parents’ efforts to support the school through their outreach, marketing, and volunteerism. She shows that when middle-class parents engage in urban school communities, they can bring a host of positive benefits, including new educational opportunities and greater diversity. But their involvement can also unintentionally marginalize less-affluent parents and diminish low-income students’ access to the improving schools. In response, Posey-Maddox argues that school reform efforts, which usually equate improvement with rising test scores and increased enrollment, need to have more equity-focused policies in place to ensure that low-income families also benefit from—and participate in—school change.
Author | : Genevieve D. Cepela |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Educational accountability |
ISBN | : |
School improvement planning in two urban middle schools.
Author | : Joseph F. Johnson, Jr. |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 171 |
Release | : 2017-02-03 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1317412397 |
Leadership in America’s Best Urban Schools describes and demystifies the qualities that successful leaders rely on to make a difference at all levels of urban school leadership. Grounded in research, this volume reveals the multiple challenges that real urban elementary, middle, and high schools face as well as the catalysts for improvement. This insightful resource explores the critical leadership characteristics found in high-performing urban schools and gives leaders the tools to move their schools to higher levels of achievement for all students—but especially for those who are low-income, English-language learners, and from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. In shining a light on the essential qualities for exceptional leadership at all levels of urban schools, this book is a valuable guide for all educators and administrators to nurture, influence, support, and sustain excellence and equity at their schools.
Author | : Karen A. McClafferty |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2000-02-03 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780791444337 |
Presents current research and theoretical perspectives on the challenges facing educators in U.S. urban schools.
Author | : Karen Ann Morgan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2009 |
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Author | : Joseph F. Johnson, Jr. |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2013-08-16 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1317921860 |
Discover the teaching practices that make the biggest difference in student performance! This practical, research-based book gives principals, teachers, and school administrators a direct, inside look at instructional practices from top award-winning urban schools. The authors provide detailed examples and analyses of these practices, and successfully demystify the achievement of these schools. They offer practical guides to help educators apply these successful practices in their own schools. Teaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools will be a valuable tool for any educator in both urban and non-urban schools-schools that serve diverse student populations, including English language learners and children from low-income families.
Author | : DR SANDY D. WOMACK JR |
Publisher | : Lulu Publishing Services |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2018-10-26 |
Genre | : Education, Urban |
ISBN | : 9781483492049 |
Creating Successful Urban Schools will provide the readers with specific unique strategies to increase the current levels of performance in public schools. The strategies are effective and incorporate the case study of Hartford Middle School. A 98% poverty - 90% minority school that moved from Academic Emergency to the Effective rating over a three year period. the case study along with the month by month guide with helpful hints will support novice to veteran administrators become servant leaders and successful educators.
Author | : Bruce L. Wilson |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2001-01-11 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780791448397 |
Independent researchers interview urban middle school students to get their impressions of the teachers that help them to succeed in schools.