academic achievement

Offers advice on how to create staff development programs that measurably improve student achievement,and includes case studies of successful programs, data from related research, and concept illustrations.

Explains how including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools focus on meeting higher standards and describes programs implemented by four successful schools.

Describes six schools who have used multiple intelligences theory for five or more years and discusses how it has helped improve student learning.

Offers advice and instruction to educators on how to collect and use data to analyze and report on how the district is meeting the goal of sustained student learning.

Examines the benefits of collaborative analysis of student work and explains how teachers can set up an effective program within their schools.

The author examines ineffective remedial courses around the country, and offers alternatives that will address specific academic challenges many students face.

Presents a collection of essays examining charter schools, including their strengths and weaknesses, pros and cons, and what can be done to improve them.

Draws on empirical evidence to explore how much progress college students actually make toward widely accepted goals of undergraduate education, and explains why they often do not meet those goals in areas such as writing, critical thinking, quantitative skills, and moral reasoning.

Examines the factors that contribute to successful library media programs and examines how they can influence student achievement.