Blankstein, Alan M., 1959-

Excellence through equity : five principles of courageous leadership to guide achievement for every student / Alan M. Blankstein, Pedro Noguera ; with Lorena Kelly ; forward by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. - Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, 2015 - xxiii, 303 p : ill ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this ground-breaking anthology, renowned authors Noguera and Blankstein pair leading-edge ideas from award-winning educational scholars, visionaries, and practitioners with powerful case studies from multicultural K-12 settings at all levels of the system who have pursued equity goals and closed instructional and achievement gaps. Included are: examples of high-leverage practices used by award-winning schools and districts, including de-tracking, leadership capacity development and deployment to build teacher efficacy and close gaps between schools, and successful innovations in curriculum and assessment design; powerful classroom practices that lead to success for ELL, Special Ed and underserved students as well as for their more privileged peers; system-level examples by Michael Fullan, Paul Reville and others of how excellence was achieved through equity at district, state and provincial levels; a powerful concluding chapter by Andy Hargreaves on how other nations have used educational equity as a driver for extraordinary educational and economic gains.

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Educational equalization--United States.
Educational leadership.
Academic achievement--United States.
Educational change--United States.
Academic achievement.
Educational change.
Educational equalization.
Educational leadership.


United States.

LC213.2 / .B53 2015

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