School Change Consulting

Rather than managing schools, districts should develop clear accountability through performance contracts with schools.

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Secondary School Change

Meeting challenge with the three R's of reinvention.

Districts are making progress with elementary school reforms around the country. Fourth grade reading and math scores are up in many states. In elementary schools where recently I've spent time, there's a sense of emergent pride and hope.

Not so in secondary schools. Districts that have seen test scores increase for elementary-age children see those same kids' scores fall in 8th grade. The slump is often even worse by the time the students get to 10th grade. Secondary school reformers are profoundly demoralized. They have no sense of what's going wrong, or what new strategies they might try.

Reinventing America's Schools

SINCE THE PASSAGE of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and now that many new state tests have been put in place, a great deal -- and nothing at all -- has changed in the universe of public education. What has changed is the frequency of standardized testing in schools and the consequences for educators and students of not performing well on these tests. What has not changed is the daily reality of teaching and learning for the overwhelming majority of students in America. To better understand how these two realities coexist side by side, let's visit two representative school districts -- Boston and a "good suburban" school district in New York State.

Beyond Testing

The 7 Disciplines For Strengthening Instruction

With the new requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, and high-stakes accountability tests now in nearly every state, education leaders are under unprecedented pressure to improve student performance. The problem is, many don't know what to do that is different from what they have always done.

The Challenge of Change Leadership

Transforming Education Through 'Communities of Practice'

Imagine, for a moment, that you wanted to learn how to play a sport or a musical instrument, but you had never seen the sport or heard the instrument played well, and there were no coaches available. You could only practice in a room all by yourself, day in and day out. How good would you be?

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