Product Description: In 2006, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky had been suffering from many of the same challenges facing metro regions across the country. Despite significant investments in education from the public and private sectors, outcomes were alarming: Kindergarten readiness was below fifty percent, and nearly half of the students in the Cincinnati Public Schools were dropping out before high school graduation...read more

Product Description: This book presents cases of schools (Part One) and programs at the district level and beyond (Part Two) in which reform, while driven by high-stakes accountability, became larger and deeper through data-driven dialogue, culture change, organizational learning, and other elements of high performing cultures...read more

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Product Description: Many educational organizations have seen dramatic improvements in overall performance through the use of quality management principles. These schools have seen higher scores from students, more enthusiasm from parents, and increased loyalty from teachers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by Roueche, John E., Johnson, Laurence F., Roueche, Suanne D.

Product Description: This report distills the experience of school systems that have instituted site-based management. Site-based management involves shifting the initiatives in public education from schoo boards, superintendents, and central administrative offices to individual schools.

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