Why school reform is failing and what we need to do about it : 10 lessons from the trenches /
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Education,
2008.
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Table of Contents:
- There are no quick fixes or silver bullets
- It's the culture, stupid!
- Civic capacity is the foundation of successful reform
- Collaboration is key to capacity building
- Institutional capacity must be in place prior to initiating reform
- Beware of the unintended consequences of well-intentioned people
- Litigation and labor agreements are the elephants in the room
- Those who do not understand history are destined to repeat it
- Keep theory and practice in proper perspective
- Define and deal with reality.