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"Don't Give up on Me": Critical Mentoring Pedagogy for the Classroom Building Students' Community Cultural Wealth

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Liou, Daniel D.; Martinez, Antonio Nieves; Rotheram-Fuller, Erin – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016

This one-year ethnographic case study focused on students of color from a West Coast High School who faced a variety of academic challenges. Collectively, they shared perspectives on school improvement, and among the recommendations was the importance of mentorship in the classroom to develop students' aspirational, navigational, and informational…

Descriptors: Mentors, Critical Theory, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement

You'll Never Be Better than Your Teachers: The Garden Grove Approach to Human Capital Development

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Knudson, Joel – California Collaborative on District Reform, 2013

Teachers matter. Educators, policymakers, and the general public alike agree that great teachers are vital to a thriving K-12 education system, yet the pathways to assembling a high quality teaching force remain elusive. This case study of Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD), winner of the 2004 Broad Prize for Urban Education,…

Descriptors: Case Studies, School Districts, Urban Education, Educational Improvement

Assessing Underserved Students' Engagement in High-Impact Practices. With an Assessing Equity in High-Impact Practices Toolkit

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Finley, Ashley; McNair, Tia – Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2013

This publication presents findings from a national study conducted by AAC&U researchers to investigate the impact of engagement in high-impact practices on traditionally underserved populations (defined here as first-generation, minority, transfer, and low-income students).The mixed-method analysis includes student-level data on engaged…

Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups

In Theory, Yes: How Educators of Educators Discuss the Roles and Responsibilities of Communities in Education

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Public Agenda, 2014

Some researchers believe that collaboration between schools and community stakeholders--including families, educators, community organizations, and businesses--is the key to improving public education. However, broad and inclusive community-school partnerships are rare. Instead, we frequently hear about friction between communities and their…

Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship

Developing Human Capital to Improve Urban Education: Challenges and Opportunities

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Daro, Deborah; Smithgall, Cheryl; English, Brianna; Clary, Anne – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009

Chapin Hall partnered with the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation to host a convening for the Stone Foundation Education Grantees in October of 2008. The purpose of the convening was to gather key leaders in the education field for a discussion of the lessons learned in their work and how these lessons inform future practice and policy…

Descriptors: Human Capital, Educational Change, Urban Education, Administrators

District Learning Tied to Student Learning

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McFadden, Ledyard – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009

Winners and finalists for the annual Broad Prize for Urban Education have consistently outperformed peer districts serving similar student populations. What makes the difference? These districts consistently demonstrate a learning loop that influences the district's ability to learn, which ultimately influences student opportunities to learn.…

Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Education, Academic Achievement, School Districts

Inside the "Long Beach Way"

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Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2007

This article features Long Beach Unified School District, the 2003 winner of a prestigious prize in urban education. The district of more than 90,000 students is the first winner of the award to return to the competition as a finalist. Its reappearance on the list after earning the prize in 2003 raises interesting questions about how districts…

Descriptors: School Districts, Urban Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Change

The Nation's Report Card Reading 2009 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. Fresno Unified School District. Grade 4, Public Schools

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