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School Turnaround in Urban Contexts
Mon, April 16, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Second Level, East Room 19&20Session Submission Type: Paper Session
Abstract
Given our legal and moral imperative to greatly improve historically low performing schools, the authors in this session explore experiences in a range of schools as they undertook the challenging work of turning around the academic achievement levels of all students.
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Lessons Learned: A Case of Teachers Working to Turn Around Schools in Chicago - Heather L. Horsley, University of Illinois at Chicago
The Messy Work of School Turnaround: Teachers’ Experiences in Two Underperforming Urban Middle Schools - Megin Charner-Laird, Salem State University; Stacy Agee Szczesiul, University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Building Responsible, Intelligent, Creative Kids (BRICK): A Case Study of a Teacher-Initiated Public School Reform Model in Newark, New Jersey - Peijia Zha, Rutgers University; Dorothy Knauer, Rutgers University - Newark; Leah Zalanna Owens, Rutgers University - Newark
Factors Promoting or Inhibiting School Turnaround: The Students’ Perspective - Jennifer D. Olson, University of Illinois at Chicago