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Encyclopedia of Education

2003
Handbook of research on school choice

2009
International Handbook of Educational Change

1998

"brings together evidence and insights on education change issues from leading writers and researches in the field from across the world."
International handbook of urban education

2007
School Vouchers and Privatization: A Reference Handbook

2002

Books

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The hardest questions aren't on the test : lessons from an innovative urban school

Nathan, Linda F.
Stories from schools : case studies of the the California Academic Partnership Program

Kawazoe, Alice, and Program California Academic Partnership
Creative strategies to transform school culture

Eller, John, Eller Sheila, and of(U.S.) National Association Secondary School Principals
Seeds of tomorrow : solutions for improving our children's education

Engel, Angela
To get a better school system: One hundred years of education reform in Texas

Preuss, Gene B.
Doubling student performance-- and finding the resources to do it

Odden, Allan, and Archibald Sarah
Reforming New Zealand secondary education : the Picot Report and the road to radical reform

Openshaw, Roger
Rethinking education in the age of technology : the digital revolution and schooling in America

Collins, Allan, and Halverson Richard
Current reforms and the Nigerian education sector

Ogalanya, G. A. O., and Okafor Adolphus A.
Improving standards-based learning : a process guide for educational leaders

Carr, Judy F., and Harris Douglas E.
Las reformas educativas a debate (1982- 2006)

Varela, Julia
A trimester schedule that works : solutions for secondary teaching and learning

Brower, Robert, and Moran Colleen
International perspectives on contexts, communities and evaluated innovative practices : family-school-community partnerships

Deslandes, Rollande
From questions to actions : using questionnaire data for continuous school improvement

Bernhardt, Victoria L., and Geise Bradley J.
How to walk to school : blueprint for a neighborhood school renaissance

Edelberg, Jacqueline, and Kurland Susan
Going to scale with new school designs : reinventing high school

McDonald, Joseph P., Klein Emily J., and Riordan Meg
Hope and despair in the American city: why there are no bad schools in Raleigh

Grant, Gerald
Another kind of public education : race, schools, the media, and democratic possibilities

Hill Collins, Patricia, and Simmons College(Boston Mass)
Partnering for progress : Boston University, the Chelsea Public Schools, and urban education reform

Candal, Cara Stillings
Choosing excellence in public schools : where there's a will, there's a way

Hornbeck, David W., and Conner Katherine
Working from within : Chicana and Chicano activist educators in whitestream schools

Urrieta, Luis
The teacher's attention : why our kids must and can get smaller schools and classes

Delavan, Garrett
The school leaders our children deserve: seven keys to equity, social justice, and school reform

Theoharis, George
Shaping school culture : pitfalls, paradoxes, and promises

Deal, Terrence E., and Peterson Kent D.
The rising state : how state power is transforming our nation's schools

Fusarelli, Bonnie C., and Cooper Bruce S.
The impact of reforms on the quality of primary education in Tanzania

Mbelle, Ammon, and on in Tanzania Research Programme Poverty Alleviation
Our schools suck : students talk back to a segregated nation on the failures of urban education

Alonso, Gaston
Educating the other America : top experts tackle poverty, literacy, and achievement in our schools

Neuman, Susan B.
The Obama Education Plan: An Education Week Guide

Obama, Barack
Streetwise for book smarts : grassroots organizing and education reform in the Bronx

Su, Celina
Policy-making in education : a holistic approach in response to global changes

Ben-Peretz, Miriam
Clio at the table : using history to inform and improve education policy

Wong, Kenneth K., and Rothman Robert
Managing to change : how schools can survive (and sometimes thrive) in turbulent times

Hatch, Thomas
Boys and schooling : beyond structural reform

Lingard, Bob, Martino Wayne, and Mills Martin
School, family, and community partnerships : your handbook for action

Epstein, Joyce Levy
Leading for learning : how to transform schools into learning organizations

Schlechty, Phillip C.
Managing school districts for high performance : cases in public education leadership

Childress, Stacey
Building teachers' capacity for success : a collaborative approach for coaches and school leaders

Hall, Peter A., and Simeral Alisa
Improving urban middle schools : lessons from the Nativity schools

Fenzel, Mickey L.
What successful schools do to involve families : 55 partnership strategies

Glasgow, Neal A., Whitney Paula Jameson, and of) National Association Secondary School Principals(U. S.
Prioritizing urban children, teachers, and schools through professional development schools

Wong, Pia, and Glass Ronald David
Creating tomorrow : planning, developing, and sustaining change in education and other public services

Collarbone, Patricia
California in a time of excellence : school reform at the crossroads of the American dream

LaSpina, James Andrew
Learning not schooling : reimagining the purpose of education

Lesch, Lyn
Surviving the storm : creating opportunities for learning in response to Hurricane Katrina

Bedford, April, and Kieff Judy
The role of research in educational improvement

Bransford, John
The principal as data-driven leader

Council, Ontario Principals'
Data, data everywhere : bringing all the data together for continuous school improvement

Bernhardt, Victoria L.
Leading change in your school : how to conquer myths, build commitment, and get results

Reeves, Douglas B.
Balancing the school calendar : perspectives from the public and stakeholders

Kneese, Carolyn, and Ballinger Charles
Assessing what really matters in schools : creating hope for the future

Newell, Ronald J., and Ryzin Mark Van J.
Education reforms in Nigeria : past, present, and future

Lawal, Adebayo
Unlearned lessons : six stumbling blocks to our schools' success

Popham, James W.
Going against the grain : when professionals in Hawai'i choose public schools instead of private schools

Bayer, Ann Shea
Developing schoolwide programs to prevent and manage problem behaviors : a step-by-step approach

Lane, Kathleen L., Kalberg Jemma Robertson, and Menzies Holly Mariah
The myth and reality of No Child Left Behind : public education and high stakes assessment : a report issued on behalf of National-Louis University, 2008

Price, Todd Alan, Peterson Elizabeth A., and University National-Louis
Student success modeling : elementary school to college

Padilla, Raymond V.
Sustaining extraordinary student achievement

Reksten, Linda E.
The gated society : exploring information age realities for schools

Surgenor, E. W., and of Administrators American Association School
Using data to improve learning for all : a collaborative inquiry approach

Love, Nancy, of) National Association Elementary School Principals(U. S.,) Technical Education Research Centers(U. S., and) National Staff Development Council(U. S.
Radical reforms : perspectives on an era of educational change

Chapman, Christopher, and Gunter Helen
How to change five thousand schools

Levin, Benjamin
Resources, assets, and strengths among successful diverse students : understanding the contributions of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program

Trent, William T., and St. John Edward P.
Las reformas educativas de los años noventa en Argentina, Chile y Uruguay : racionalidad política, impactos y legados para la agenda actual

Bentancur, Nicholás
The future of education : reimagining our schools from the ground up

Egan, Kieran
The future of educational entrepreneurship : possibilities for school reform

Hess, Frederick M.
12 Roles of Facilitators for School Change

Williams, Bruce R.
Asking the right questions : tools for collaboration and school change

Holcomb, Edie L.
Building strong school cultures : a guide to leading change

Kruse, Sharon D., Louis Karen Seashore, and of Administrators American Association School
Creating organizationally healthy and effective middle schools : research that supports the middle school concept and student achievement

Roney, Kathleen, Anfara Vincent A., and Brown Kathleen M.
Hidden dangers : subtle signs of failing schools

Gunzelmann, Betsy
Improving schools : studies in leadership and culture

Hoy, Wayne K., and DiPaola Michael F.
A school district's journey to excellence : lessons from business and education

McNeal, Bill, and Oxholm Tom
The courts and standards-based education reform

Superfine, Benjamin Michael
Turning learning right side up : putting education back on track

Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, and Greenberg Daniel A.
Pain and gain : implementing No Child Left Behind in three states, 2004-2006

Stecher, Brian M.
The forces behind school change : defining and understanding the call for improvement

Carman, Tim
Using RTI for school improvement : raising every student's achievement scores

Shores, Cara, and Chester Kim
10 Traits of Highly Effective Schools : Raising the Achievement Bar for all Students

McEwan, Elaine K.
The future of educational change : international perspectives

Sugrue, Ciaran
A school by every other name : culture X and public education

Ebert, Edward S., and Studebaker Deborah Scott
Focus-group research for school improvement : what are they thinking?

Latess, Joseph D.
Education reform in the American states

McBeath, Jerry, Reyes María Elena, and Ehrlander Mary F.
Creating a culture for high-performing schools : a comprehensive approach to school reform and dropout prevention

Bulach, Cletus R., Lunenburg Frederick C., and Potter Les
No challenge left behind : transforming American education through heart and soul

Houston, Paul D., and of Administrators American Association School
Systems thinkers in action : a field guide for effective change leadership in education

Després, Blane
Connecting leadership & learning

MacBeath, John E. C.
Fifty ways to close the achievement gap

Downey, Carolyn J.
The transformation of great American school districts : how big cities are reshaping public education

Boyd, William Lowe, Kershner Charles Taylor, and Blyth Mark
Education, democracy and discourse

Jensen, Knud, and Walker Stephen
The differentiated school : making revolutionary changes in teaching and learning

Tomlinson, Carol A., Brimijoin Kay, Narvaez Lane, for Supervision Association, and Development Curriculum
Align the design : a blueprint for school improvement

Mooney, Nancy J., and Mausbach Ann
Walking in circles : the black struggle for school reform

Sizemore, Barbara A.
Creating welcoming schools : a practical guide to home-school partnerships with diverse families

Allen, JoBeth, and Association International Reading
Resourceful leadership : tradeoffs and tough decisions on the road to school improvement

City, Elizabeth A.
How NGOs react : globalization and education reform in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Mongolia

Silova, Iveta, and Steiner-Khamsi Gita
The nature and limits of standards-based reform and assessment : defending public schools

Mathison, Sandra, and Ross Wayne E.
Coaching whole school change : lessons in practice from a small high school

Allen, David, and Ort Suzanne Wichterle
Policy-making for education reform in developing countries : policy, options and strategies

Cummings, William K., and Williams James H.
How leaders learn : cultivating capacities for school improvement

Donaldson, Gordon A.
What only teachers know about education : the reality of the classroom

Babbage, Keen J.
Leading professional learning communities : voices from research and practice

Hord, Shirley M., and Sommers William A.
Bringing systemic reform to life : school district reform and Comer schools

Malloy, William W., Malloy Carol E., and Noblit George W.
Teachers and reform: Chicago public education, 1929-1970

Lyons, John F.
The art of critical pedagogy : possibilities for moving from theory to practice in urban schools

Duncan-Andrade, Jeffrey Michael Reyes, and Morrell Ernest
Knowledge & power in the global economy : the effects of school reform in a neoliberal

Gabbard, David
Small schools : public school reform meets the ownership society

Klonsky, Michael, and Klonsky Susan
Revolutionizing education : youth participatory action research in motion

Cammarota, Julio, and Fine Michelle
Closing the circle : a practical guide to implementing literacy reform, K-12

Walmsley, Sean A.
Implementing the findings of research : bridging the gap between knowledge and practice

Wallace, Frances
The little school system that could : transforming a city school district

Duke, Daniel Linden
Spotlight on leadership and school change

Walser, Nancy, and Chauncey Caroline
Data-driven school improvement : linking data and learning

Mandinach, Ellen Beth, Honey Margaret, for Children Center, and Center) Technology(Education Development
Educational research, the national agenda, and educational reform : a history

Johanningmeier, Erwin V., and Richardson Theresa R.
The politics of structural education reform

Nitta, Keith A.
Building an intentional school culture : excellence in academics and character

Elbot, Charles F., and Fulton David
Leadership for resilient schools and communities

Milstein, Mike M., Henry Doris Annie, and resiliency Milstein Mike Spreading M.
Turning around failing schools : leadership lessons from the organizational sciences

Murphy, Joseph, Meyers Coby V.,) National Staff Development Council(U. S., and of Administrators American Association School
Schools that change : evidence-based improvement and effective change leadership

Smith Lew, EdD
The end of school reform

Berube, Maurice R., and Berube Clair T.
The persistence of presentism and the struggle for lasting improvement

Hargreaves, Andy, and of of Education University London. Institute
Spectacular things happen along the way : lessons from an urban classroom

Schultz, Brian D.
What teachers expect in reform : making their voices heard

Armstrong, Penny Ann
Breaking the cycle of failed school reform : what five failed reforms tell us

Tharp, John M.
Scale-up in education

Schneider, Barbara L., and McDonald Sarah-Kathryn
Toward positive youth development : transforming schools and community programs

Shinn, Marybeth, and Yoshikawa Hirokazu
Technology as a catalyst for school communities : beyond boxes and bandwidth

Burns, Mary, and Dimock Victoria K.
Why school reform is failing and what we need to do about it : 10 lessons from the trenches

Wartgow, Jerry
Against schooling : toward an education that matters

Aronowitz, Stanley
Creating equitable classrooms through action research

Caro-Bruce, Cathy, and) National Staff Development Council(U. S.
Transformations in schooling : historical and comparative perspectives

Tolley, Kimberley
Mexican immigrant parents advocating for school reform

Reyes-Cruz, Mariolga
Don't Teach the Canaries not to Sing: Creating a School Culture that Boosts Achievement

Ramsey, Robert D.
Bringing the district back in : the role of the central office in instruction and achievement

Mac Iver, Martha Abele, and Farley-Ripple Elizabeth
Good schools in poor neighborhoods : defying demographics, achieving success

Clewell, Beatriz C., Campbell Patricia B., and Perlman Lesley
Troublemaker : a personal history of school reform since Sputnik

Finn, Chester E.
Student voice in school reform : building youth-adult partnerships that strengthen schools and empower youth

Mitra, Dana L.
The educational morass : overcoming the stalemate in American education

Lieberman, Myron
More than a dream : the Cristo Rey story : how one school's vision is changing the world

Kearney, G. R.
"It's Being Done": Academic Success In Unexpected Schools

Chenoweth, Karin
Place-based education in the global age : local diversity

Gruenewald, David A., and Smith Gregory A.
Making creative schedules work! in middle and high schools

Merenbloom, Elliot Y., and Kalina Barbara A.
Minding the gap : why integrating high school with college makes sense and how to do it

Hoffman, Nancy
Studying your own school : an educator's guide to practitioner action research

Anderson, Gary L., Herr Kathryn, and Nihlen Ann Sigrid
Using qualitative methods in institutional assessment

Harper, Shaun R., and Museus Samuel D.
Making minds : what's wrong with education-- and what should we do about it?

Kelley, Paul
Leading for social justice : transforming schools for all learners

Frattura, Elise Marie, and Capper Colleen A.
Lead me-- I dare you! : managing resistance to school change

Bergmann, Sherrel, and Brough Judith Allen
Follow the teacher : making a difference for school improvement

Hess, Robert T.
The Education Mayor: Improving America's Schools

Wong, Kenneth K.
Creating small schools : a handbook for raising equity and achievement

French, Dan, Atkinson Mary, and Rugen Leah
A call to the village : retooling public schools

Duhart, Wana L.
The self-organizing school : next generation comprehensive school reforms

Bain, Alan
Handbook on restructuring and substantial school improvement

Walberg, Herbert J.
Essential ideas for the reform of American schools

Hoy, Wayne K., and DiPaola Michael F.
Modernizing schools : people, learning and organizations

Butt, Graham, and Gunter Helen
Using data analysis to improve student learning : toward 100% proficiency

Wong, Ovid K., and Lam Ming-Long
Schools within schools : possibilities and pitfalls of high school reform

Lee, Valerie E., and Ready Douglas D.
Comparative education

Crossley, Michael, Broadfoot Patricia, and Schweisfurth Michele
When school reform goes wrong

Noddings, Nel
The new meaning of educational change

Fullan, Michael
Reforming teaching globally

Tatto, Maria Teresa
New hope for urban high schools : cultural reform, moral leadership, and community partnership

Gonsalves, Lisa, and Leonard John
Dewey's dream : universities and democracies in an age of education reform : civil society, public schools, and democratic citizenship

Benson, Lee, Harkavy Ira Richard, and Puckett John L.
Schooling by design : mission, action, and achievement

Wiggins, Grant P., and McTighe Jay
The challenges of No Child Left Behind : understanding the issues of excellence, accountability, and choice

Irons, Jane E., and Harris Sandra
Rescuing the public schools : what it will take to leave no child behind

Clinchy, Evans
Creating the ideal school : where teachers want to teach and students want to learn

Mamary, Albert
Teachers' guide to school turnarounds

Duke, Daniel Linden
A decade of urban school reform : persistence and progress in the Boston Public Schools

Reville, Paul S., and Coggins Celine
Letters to the next President : what we can do about the real crisis in public education

Glickman, Carl D.
A fresh start for New Orleans' children : improving education after Katrina : hearing before the Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health Education, Labor, on Education Pensions. Subcommittee, and Development Early Childhood
The keys to effective schools : educational reform as continuous improvement

Hawley, Willis D., and) National Educational Association(U. S.
Education reform in Florida : diversity and equity in public policy

Borman, Kathryn M., and Dorn Sherman
Team-based professional development : a process for school reform

Witmer, Judith T., and Melnick Steven A.
What is authentic educational reform? : pushing against the compassionate conservative agenda

Johnson, Helen L., and Salz Arthur
Teachers' schools and the making of the modern Chinese nation-state, 1897-1937

Cong, Xiaoping
Democratic dilemmas : joint work, education politics, and community

Marsh, Julie A.
Challenging the system? : a dramatic tale of neoliberal reform in an Australian high school

Forsey, Martin
No Child Left Behind and the reduction of the achievement gap : sociological perspectives on federal educational policy

Sadovnik, Alan R.
Ready or not : leadership choices in early care and education

Goffin, Stacie G., and Washington Valora
Gender and education in China : gender discourses and women's schooling in the early twentieth century

Bailey, Paul John
No Child Left Behind Act [electronic resource] : Education should clarify guidance and address potential compliance issues for schools in corrective action and restructuring status : report to congressional requesters

Office, United States. Government Accountability
Students are stakeholders, too! : including every voice in authentic High School reform

Holcomb, Edie L., Hord Shirley M., and of) National Association Secondary School Principals(U. S.
Building community in an alternative school : the perspective of an African American principal

Brown, Lionel H., and Beckett Kelvin S.
Schools and the equal opportunity problem

Woessmann, Ludger, and Peterson Paul E.
To educate a nation : federal and national strategies of school reform

Kaestle, Carl F., and Lodewick Alyssa E.
Only connect : the way to save our schools

Crew, Rudy
Time is tight : urgent tasks for educational transformation : Eritrea, South Africa, and the U.S.

Meyer, Matt
Urban schools, public will : making education work for all our children

Fruchter, Norm
Creating and sustaining small learning communities : strategies and tools for transforming high schools

Sammon, Grace M.
Still separate and unequal : segregation and the future of urban school reform

Gold, Barry A.
The hows and whys of alternative education : schools where students thrive

Leiding, Darlene
Raising the Stakes: From improvement to transformation in the reform of schools

Caldwell, Brian J., and Spinks Jim M.
Teaching to Change the World

Oakes, Jeannie, and Lipton Martin
Market Movements: African American Involvement in School Voucher Reform

Pedroni, Thomas C.
What If?: Promising Practices for Improving Schools

Dunn, Rita Stafford, and Griggs Shirley A.
Charter Schools: A Reference Handbook

Weil, Danny
Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

NCEE
Productive Learning : Science, Art, and Einstein's Relativity in Educational Reform

Glazek, Stanislaw D., and Sarason Seymour Bernard
No Quick Fix: Rethinking Literacy Programs in America's Elementary Schools

Allington, Richard L., and Walmsley Sean A.
Culture, Literacy, and Learning: Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind

Lee, Carol D.

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Education and Urban Society: An Independent Quarterly Journal of Social Research and Implications for Public Policy

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School Redesign Network Leadership Equity & Accountability in Districts & Schools

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Annenberg Institute for School Reform

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Center for Education Reform

Doing What Works

Education Development Center

Education Report Card

Edweb: Exploring Technology and School Reform

Forum for Education and Democracy

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Nation's Report Card

Rethinking Schools

School Redesign Network Leadership Equity & Accountability in Districts & Schools

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Teaching for Change

Turning Points: Transforming Middle Schools

What Works Clearinghouse (U.S. Dept. of Education)

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