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Organizing Networks to Accelerate School Improvement in Pursuit of Equitable Educational Opportunity
Fri, April 14, 11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT), Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, MississippiSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
Networks of schools working collaboratively toward shared improvement aims proliferated the education field in recent decades. One recent driver of this trend is the significant influx of resources from philanthropic organizations: for example, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing over $300 million to support 40+ Networks for School Improvement (NSI) working to reduce inequities in minoritized students’ post-secondary success. These networks engage hundreds of schools and impact hundreds of thousands of students. This session presents five empirical papers from a large-scale study of network development in the NSI initiative. Together the papers have significant scholarly and practical implications related to better understanding how to organize networks to accelerate school improvement in pursuit of more equitable student learning opportunities.
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Evolving Notions of Improvement Network Development in the Context of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative - Jennifer Lin Russell, Vanderbilt University; Donald J. Peurach, University of Michigan; Anthony S. Bryk, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Matthis, Partners for Network Improvement; Megan Duff, Vanderbilt University; Anna Elisabeth Premo, ETH Zürich
Development of a Survey-Based, Network Health Learning System - David Gilbert Sherer, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Angel Yee-lam Li, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Jennifer Lin Russell, Vanderbilt University; Mai Ahn Bui; Anthony S. Bryk, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Stuart Luppescu, University of Chicago
Organizing for Networked Improvement - Jennifer Lin Russell, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh; Hanan Perlman, University of Pittsburgh; Megan Duff, Vanderbilt University
Putting Networks in Context: How Networks for School Improvement Foster Coherence Within Complex Environments - Megan Duff, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh; Jennifer Lin Russell, Vanderbilt University; Anthony S. Bryk, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Developing, Managing, and Sustaining Improvement Networks: Inside the Black Box of Hub Leadership - Donald J. Peurach, University of Michigan; Megan Duff, Vanderbilt University; Elizabeth Jones, University of Michigan; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh; Chris Matthis, Partners for Network Improvement; Kelly McMahon, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Anthony S. Bryk, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching