The Keys to Effective Schools: Educational Reform as Continuous Improvement

The top names in school reform offer steps to solve organizational problems that limit student achievement!

The National Education Association′s KEYS Initiative (Keys to Excellence for Your Schools) is a powerful program that can transform the teaching profession and schools. The Keys to Effective Schools brings together some of the best thinkers in education to show educators at all levels, policymakers, and parents how to apply the lessons learned from KEYS research: how to change a school′s structure and organization to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Contributors include:

• Michael Fullan, Educational Reform as Continuous Improvement
• P. Karen Murphy, Patricia A. Alexander, The Learner-Centered Principles
• Fred M. Newmann, Achieving High-Level Outcomes for All Students
• Judith Warren Little, Professional Communication and Collaboration
• Eva L. Baker, Teacher Use of Formal Assessment in the Classroom
• Lorna M. Earl, Assessment As Learning
• Ann Lieberman, Lynne Miller, Transforming Professional Development
• Linda Valli, Willis D. Hawley, Designing and Implementing School-Based Professional Development
• Kenneth Leithwood, Organizational Conditions to Support Teaching and Learning
• Richard F. Elmore, Local School Districts and Instructional Improvement

This effective book is an integral resource that will take you to the next level of educational excellence.

Willis D. Hawley is Professor of Education and Public Affairs at the Univer­sity of Maryland, where he served as Dean of the College of Education from 1993 to 1998. He taught at Yale, Duke, and Vanderbilt universities before going to Maryland. He has published numerous books, articles, and book chapters dealing with teacher education, school reform, urban politics, po­litical learning, organizational change, school desegregation, and educa­tional policy. His most recent research deals with the professional develop­ment of teachers, the education of teachers (in the United States and Japan), school restructuring and effectiveness, family influences on the academic performance of Southeast Asian children in the United States, and race re­lations. He has served as consultant to numerous public agencies, includ­ing the Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Depart­ment of Education, and the World Bank, as well as many state and local governments, foundations, and professional associations. He also organized and directs the Common Destiny Alliance, a coalition of national organi­zations and scholars interested in using research to improve intergroup relations.

Donald L. Rollie is Manager of Quality Schools, Research and Policy, for the National Education Association (NEA). He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Donald L. Rollie and Associates, a consulting group that combines the expertise of veteran educators and organizational de­velopment specialists. Rollie himself is both. His current work with the Teaching and Learning unit of the NEA is an important part of the NEA journey on the path of change, returning to becoming a voice for education quality in America.