Full-service community schools (FSCSs) are designed to provide historically underserved students with more equitable educational experiences. Yet, the literature has given scant attention to how teachers help to fulfill the promise of these schools. Integrating two critical constructs in education--professional capital and culturally relevant and…

Cold sweats, head shakes, and memories of hardship are the common reactions when adults are introduced to a high school mathematics teacher. These negative reactions contribute to an attitude towards mathematics that continues to permeate American society. Unfortunately, there is a growing concern that these negative attitudes may be passed from…

Numerous high-profile efforts have sought to "turn around" low-performing schools. Evidence on the effectiveness of school turnarounds, however, is mixed, and research offers little guidance on which models are more likely to succeed. We present a mixed-methods case study of turnaround efforts led by the Blueprint Schools Network in…

One of the most important issues facing education policymakers is how to prepare students to be productive citizens in an increasingly competitive global economy. While state accountability systems suggest that the proportion of students meeting state benchmarks is rising, performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has…

This report summarizes the 2007-2008 program evaluation results of Austin Independent School District's high school professional learning communities initiative.