Full Description
This book is for education leaders who do not accept the that the under-achievement of African American, Latino, Indigenous, low income and other vulnerable student groups is inevitable. Where Equity Lives: Shattering Systemic Inequity in Schools and Districts is the result of 25 years of studying over 300 schools and districts struggling to overturn the longstanding pattern of under achievement of the same demographic groups. This book reveals the five most common systemic inequity traps identified through the Study of Studies that help explain historic achievement patterns. The authors lay out achievable paths of possibilities for education leaders to reverse decades of under achievement. Actionable insights are shared through real-life stories of schools and districts that struggled with and took action to address each of these traps. Chapters contain equity hooks—easy to remember cues of complete, complex, and nuanced leadership takeaways. Online templates are available for teams of leaders to apply the guidance from each chapter to your school system so that vulnerable students arrive at the spot where equity lives, that magnificent place where demographics no longer predict achievement.
Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Forward by Michael Fullan
Introduction
Part I: What's the Floor?
Chapter 1: Symbolic Data Systems
Equity Hook: The Emperor's New Clothes
Chapter 2: Baby Step Planning
Equity Hook: Backcast, Don't Forecast
Part II: Under What Conditions?
Chapter 3: New Tracking
Equity Hook: A Rose by Any Other Name
Chapter 4: Christmas Tree School Systems
Equity Hook: The Thing of the Thing
Part III: How Aligned are YOU?
Chapter 5: Misaligned Leadership
Equity Hook: Equity Leadership Columns
Conclusion: How to Change Minds and Hearts
Appendix: Study of Studies Methodology
References
About the Authors
Index
