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Provides Both The Philosophical And Practical Blueprint For Transforming Public Schools Into The Learning Communities We Want And Need. Ruth Johnson Presents A Thoughtful, Well-documented Treatise On How Educators, Policymakers, And Parents Can Use Data To Set Achievement Goals And To Measure Progress Towards These Goals. Unfortunately, Statistics Show That Real Disparities Do Exist In Academic Achievement, Which Consistently Coincide With Income Level And Race. Book Highlights Compelling Evidence That These Inequities Can Be Linked To School Practices That Inadvertently Increase Inequities. The Solution To This Pervasive Problem Lies In The Collection And Examination Of Appropriate Data, And This Book Shows Readers How. Setting Our Sights On Student Achievement: Achievement Gap -- Building Dissatisfaction And Killing The Myths -- Toward Motivating Reform -- Data In The Reform Process -- Building Leadership And Data Teams -- Inquiring About Equity: Talking About Data -- Examining Outcomes -- Assessing Policies And Practices -- Listening To Student And Parent Voices -- Evaluating Programs And Interventions -- Using School Indicators To Answer Critical Questions -- Will We Know It Wh

Author

Ruth S. Johnson

Publisher

Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9781483362830

Subjects

Education, Management