Since Spring 2009, AISR has partnered with Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) in support of the ambitious reform agenda, entitled "MNPS Achieves," launched under the leadership of Director of Schools Dr. Jesse B. Register. An AISR research team conducted its first evaluation of the system-wide transformation through July 2010; its second report, covering August 2010 - May 2011, was issued...
district redesign and leadership
This report is the first of a series of lessons learned from the Transatlantic School Innovation Alliance. The goal of this partnership is to improve teaching, learning, and educational leadership by creating a peer network of principals and practitioners in urban secondary schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. The report examines how policy shapes practice in these collaborative networks, which benefit educators by allowing them to share knowledge and best practices with...
“Leading indicators” in education — as in economics — can provide early signs of progress toward academic achievement and help education leaders make informed decisions to improve student learning — before the test results come in. The Leading Indicator Spotlight series of research briefs is designed to accompany the research report Beyond Test Scores: Leading Indicators for Education...
Educators and community leaders recognize that districts must play a vital role to ensure results and equity for all students. But to play this role effectively, districts must be redesigned. The current structure and operations in most communities are inadequate. This issue of Voices in Urban Education examines district redesign from a range of perspectives.
As just about everybody now knows, President Barack Obama began his career as a community organizer. He knew that, often, lasting and effective change comes from a community, rather than to a community. Increasingly, this view is taking hold in education. This issue of Voices in Urban Education examines civic capacity and the role of community organizing in building such capacity.