Opportunity for all : a framework for quality and equality in education / Jennifer A. O'Day, Marshall S. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Day, Jennifer A., 1944- author.

Smith, Marshall S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

United States.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

School improvement programs--United States.

School improvement programs.

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

Community and school--United States.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

282 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2019]

Summary:

Drawing on decades of research, policy, and practice, Jennifer A. O'Day and Marshall S. Smith show how strategies for pursuing educational quality and equal outcomes for all students can be linked, presenting both an ambitious idea the future of American education and a comprehensive theory of change for enacting that vision. The authors argue that systemic causes require systemic solutions. Analyzing the failures of past efforts to address and remedy systemic inequality, O'Day and Smith maintain that our current standards-based policy framework needs to be connected to a continuous improvement approach to build on and scale up successes and to address gaps in outcomes. They emphasize the value of focusing on a small set of high-leverage issues that are particularly salient for underserved students, and they call for deeper coordination between schools and community-based organizations to mobilize a coherent response to in-school and out-of-school inequities. The authors outline a change strategy that incorporates a balance of pressure and support from three sources: government and administrative policy, professional accountability and networking, and collective engagement of parents and other stakeholders. The authors combine discussion of research with examples of promising practices and progress in school systems across the country, and offer opportunities for readers to begin and sustain improvement efforts.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Where we are now: Hope, strategy, and change

An unequal present

Part II. A vision of a more equitable and effective system: A coherent, standards-based policy foundation

Excellent teaching and teachers

Quality and equality through continuous improvement

Targeted strategies to reduce inequalities

School-community connections

Part III. Motivating and supporting change at scale: Balancing policy pressure and support

Mobilizing the profession

Supporting and sustaining change through an engaged citizenry

Strategies, opportunities, and getting started.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781682533635

1682533638

9781682533642

1682533646

OCLC:

1096231993

Publisher Number:

99981682945