February 2005
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February 2005 | Volume 62 | Number 5
How Schools Improve
Featured Articles
Perspectives / Sifting the Sources
Marge Scherer
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Pathways to Reform: Start With Values
David J. Ferrero
Differing philosophies can lead to a wide range of valid practices.
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How Schools Sustain Success
Valerie Chrisman
Principals are the ones who set the bar for student achievement.
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Looking at Student Work
Georgea M. Langer and Amy B. Colton
Collaborative analysis of student learning drives improvement of instructional practice.
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The Trouble with Takeovers
Stan Karp
Do state takeovers result in education reform? Here's a teacher's view of what happened in New Jersey.
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The Promise of Public/Private Partnerships
Chris Whittle
The CEO of Edison Schools describes the positive effects of a state takeover of the School District of Philadelphia.
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Improving Schools One Student at a Time
Allan Olson
Schools using computerized adaptive testing can adjust instruction to students' needs.
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Increasing Diversity in Challenging Classes
Eileen Gale Kugler and Erin McVadon Albright
A high school invites many students to experience the benefits of tough courses.
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From Chaos to Consistency
Susan McCloud
A behavior management program helps faculty transform a school culture.
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Using Observation to Improve Instruction
William Powell and Susan Napoliello
In this Malaysia school, administrators raise teachers' awareness of differentiated instruction.
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The Power of Teacher Leadership
Barnett Berry, Dylan Johnson and Diana Montgomery
A rural school finds a way to retain expert teachers.
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Leadership for Lasting Reform
Linda Lambert
To build capacity, a school must distribute leadership broadly.
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Data Tools for School Improvement
Victoria L. Bernhardt
How to identify and use data tools to direct school improvement.
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A School Reclaims Itself
Pete Hall
From failing to make adequate progress to becoming an energized school—one school's journey.
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Special Topic
Seventh Annual Report on Commercialism in Schools / Ivy-Covered Malls and Creeping Commercialism
Alex Molnar
From auctioning off naming rights to making exclusive agreements with businesses, schools continue to be embroiled in commercialism.
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Departments
Research Matters / How Student Progress Monitoring Improves Instruction
Nancy Safer and Steve Fleischman
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All About Accountability / Students' Attitudes Count
W. James Popham
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The Principal Connection / School Culture: An Invisible Essential
Joanne Rooney
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Educational Leadership's Themes for 2005–2006
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Special Report / The Funding Gap
Amy M. Azzam
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ASCD Community in Action
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Web Wonders / How Schools Improve
Carolyn Pool
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Online Only
EL Study Guide / How Schools Improve
Naomi Thiers
For professional development and study groups.
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