What else do we need to know and do? / Belinda Williams -- The continuing challenges of excellence and equity / JoAnn B. Manning and John A. Kovach -- Direct vocabulary instruction : an idea whose time has come / Robert J. Marzano -- Cultural values in learning and education / Elise Trumbull, Patricia Marks Greenfield, and Blanca Quiroz -- Pedagogy, knowledge, and teacher preparation / Kenneth M. Zeichner -- Turnaround teachers and schools / Bonnie Benard -- Implementing opportunity-to-learn assessment strategies and standards / Floraline I. Stevens -- Schools that work for teachers and students / Karen Seashore Louis and Debra Ingram -- Reframing the reform agenda / Belinda Williams
Summary
Despite years of reform, a persistent achievement gap remains between students in urban schools and elsewhere. Recognizing that goal setting and good intentions cannot close the gap, the authors provide a research-based synthesis of the dynamics that contribute to urban students' academic achievement patterns
