Breaking barriers : how P-TECH schools create a pathway from high school to college to career /
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Teachers College Press,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- CHAPTER 1. What Is P-TECH?
- P-TECH'S ROOTS
- THE CONTEXT OF THE CONCERNS
- A SUDDEN GREEN LIGHT
- LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
- BUILDING MORE PARTNERSHIPS
- PRELIMINARY RESULTS
- P-TECH AND THE PANDEMIC
- A BROADER VIEW OF REFORM
- CHAPTER 2. High Expectations
- RESEARCH ON THE POWER OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS
- EXPECTATIONS ACROSS RACE AND CLASS
- HOW TO ENSURE HIGH EXPECTATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AND SHARED
- WHEN PRINCIPALS AIM HIGH
- THE BENEFITS OF DEDICATED TEACHERS
- TAKEAWAYS
- CHAPTER 3. Elevating Equity
- THE BENEFITS OF SAME-RACE TEACHERS
- THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS OF COLOR
- REBUILDING A DIVERSE TEACHING FORCE
- LIFE AFTER SCHOOL
- P-TECH AS A STEP TOWARD EQUITY
- STUDENT RECRUITING AT P-TECH SCHOOLS
- NO BARRIERS
- TEACHER RECRUITING AT P-TECH
- P-TECH TEACHER RETENTION
- REMOVING ROADBLOCKS TO COLLEGE
- TEARING DOWN WALLS AROUND THE WORKPLACE
- TAKEAWAYS
- CHAPTER 4. Rigorous Coursework Designed With College and Career in Mind
- THE PERILS OF REMEDIAL COLLEGE WORK
- OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED WORK
- CLASS SCHEDULING THAT ENHANCES RIGOR
- PEDAGOGY AT P-TECH
- TRYING NEW METHODS
- MAKING LESSONS RELEVANT
- PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
- KNOW THY STUDENTS
- INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
- SEAMLESS TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
- TAKEAWAYS
- CHAPTER 5. Support for Learning
- EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR
- EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY OR WEEK
- TUTORING
- MONITORING STUDENT PROGRESS
- COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING
- SCHOOL CULTURE
- MOVING ON TO COLLEGE
- PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
- STUDENT BEHAVIOR
- COMMUNITY SERVICE
- PEER SUPPORT AMONG STUDENTS
- TAKEAWAYS
- CHAPTER 6. Frequent Interactions With College and Business Partners
- THE ROLE OF THE COLLEGES
- WHAT BUSINESS PARTNERS DO
- SHUDON'S STORY
- JOEL'S STORY
- REAPING THE BENEFITS
- SOCIAL CAPITAL
- TIME TO HIRE GRADUATES
- WHEN COLLABORATORS COLLABORATE
- TAKEAWAYS
- CHAPTER 7. Conscientious Leadership
- SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: PRINCIPALS
- P-TECH'S FOUNDING PRINCIPAL
- LEADERSHIP IN OTHER P-TECH PRINCIPALS
- SUPERINTENDENTS
- COLLEGES
- MOVING BEYOND THE SCHOOL COLLABORATION
- BEYOND CITIES
- FEDERAL LEADERSHIP
- P-TECH AROUND THE WORLD
- CHAPTER 8. Opening a School
- THE STUDENT
- THE SUPERINTENDENT
- THE PRINCIPAL
- SUMMER
- AUTUMN
- THE STEERING COMMITTEE
- WINTER
- SPRING
- RESULTS
- CHAPTER 9. Lessons for Broader Reform
- OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION REFORMS
- ANOTHER WAY TO CREATE CHANGE
- BUSINESS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM?
- HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COLLABORATIONS
- NEXT STEPS FOR EXPANSION
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Notes
- Index
- About the Authors