academic achievement

Discusses the lessons education research has taught about what practices and factors make a difference in student achievement, covering school goals, curricula, student-teacher relationships, home environment, community involvement, instructional strategies, motivation theories, and other related topics.

A guide to teaching the Common Core State Standards' level of work in literacy, examining both the standards themselves and pathways to achieving those expectations.

Contains a handbook designed to improve student achievement by implementing a school reform program that analyzes current curriculum, team planning, and the policies and practices that affect learning.

Reveals the obstacles and failures boys face in the classroom and offers parents and teachers a variety of practical strategies to help boys fulfill themselves, use their intelligence, work with their unique gifts, and succeed in life.