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Carroll, Pamela S. – Voices of Reform, 2018
The teacher preparation programs at University of Central Florida graduates approximately 1,000 prospective teachers annually. They are well prepared for teaching positions in the schools that look like the suburban, middle class ones which most of the teacher candidates attended. They have not been as well prepared for the Title I schools that…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Urban Teaching, Disadvantaged Schools, Urban Schools
Acker-Hocevar, Michele A.; Cruz-Janzen, Marta I.; Wilson, Cynthia L. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
This book chronicles the journey of seven schools serving students of poverty, English Language Learners (ELLs), and students of color, which were able to sustain school improvement for a decade on either state and/or national criteria that measure student performance outcomes. The book shares stories of these seven schools and demonstrates that…
Descriptors: Urban Education, School Effectiveness, School Culture, Low Achievement