Big-City School Reforms : Lessons from New York, Toronto, and London

Fullan, Michael, Boyle, Alan

ISBN 10: 0807755184 / ISBN 13: 9780807755181

Published by Teachers College Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Big-City School Reforms : Lessons from New York, Toronto, and London
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807755184
• ISBN 13: 9780807755181
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.573 pounds

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Synopsis

Big cities have struggled to improve public school systems. This book shows why―and offers a framework for achieving future success. Fullan and Boyle, internationally renowned thinkers on school change, demonstrate that while the educational challenges of big cities may be overwhelming, they are not insurmountable. They draw on 10 years of research to identify six essential “push” and “pull” actions that enable big school systems to improve student achievement.

Leaders must push to challenge the status quo, convey a high sense of urgency, and have the courage needed to intervene. But they need to also pull together to create a commonly owned strategy, develop professional power, and attend to sustainability. Examining three major cities―New York, Toronto, and London―through the decade of 2002–2012, this book weaves case studies with careful analysis and recommendations to hone in on which policies and strategies work best to raise the bar for all students and reduce the gap for the disadvantaged. Big-City School Reforms offers invaluable advice to those leading the next phase of school reform in cities around the world. This is an eminently practical book that focuses on big problems and big solutions.

About the Author

Michael Fullan, OC, is professor emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. He consults with governments and school systems in several countries around the world and has won numerous awards for his more than 30 books, including the 2015 Grawemeyer prize with Andy Hargreaves for Professional Capital. To learn more, visit his website at www.michaelfullan.ca.