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Achinstein, Betty; Curry, Marnie W.; Ogawa, Rodney T.; Athanases, Steven Z. – Urban Education, 2016
This article presents a 2-year critical case study of an urban high school innovating to enhance the academic performance of low-income Latina/o students, highlighting high-leverage practices that promote boundary crossing between school and community. First, we highlight foundational elements of school logic, mission, and community ethos that…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Urban Schools, High School Students, Low Income Groups
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Lemahieu, Paul G.; And Others – Urban Education, 1997
Describes an analytic framework developed to support principals' instructional leadership in the context of contemporary reform perspectives. The leadership model suggests "lenses" through which educational experience can be examined: (1) content standards; (2) performance standards and assessment; (3) teacher instructional practices;…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Environment
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Powell, Frankie Denise; Fields, Larry D.; Bell, Edwin D.; Johnson, Gwendolyn S. – Urban Education, 2007
Dr. Larry D. Fields, the former principal of Rowland H. Latham Elementary, led the development of a complementary learning model that became known as the Latham Way. The Latham Way produced remarkable academic success among poor minority students. The chi-square of the expected and the actual scores in reading and mathematics were significant at p…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Minority Groups, Models, Academic Achievement