Product Description: Despite the fact that more than one-half of the students in the United States are educated in suburban schools, relatively little is known about the development of suburban school systems. Education Empire chronicles the evolution of Virginia s Fairfax County public schools, the twelfth largest school system in the country and arguably one of the very best...read more

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Product Description: The insistence by policymakers and politicians that educators be held accountable for student outcomes has resulted in dramatic shifts in the responsibilities of department chairs, principals, and superintendents. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability explores these changes in Virginia, following its implementation of an ambitious accountability plan that called for standards of learning, statewide high-stakes tests, standards of accreditation, and annual school performance report cards...read more

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Product Description: Since the beginning of the school reform movement in the early 1980's, various efforts have been made to improve teacher evaluation. Most of the initial efforts were designed to promote greater accountability. They were characterized by research-based performance standards, sophisticated classroom observation procedures, and extensive training...read more

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Product Description: This is the first book to take a comprehensive look at exactly what school leaders (principals, vice-principals, department chairs, master teachers, etc.) do when they engage in instructional leadership. Using cases and frequent examples from elementary, intermediate, and secondary schools, the book discusses seven key areas of responsibility: Teacher supervision and evaluation, staff and professional development, instructional management and support, resource management, quality control, coordination, and troubleshooting...read more

Product Description: Helping Teachers Manage Classrooms

Product Description: Book by Duke, Daniel Linden