Between the State and the Schoolhouse examines the Common Core State Standards from the initiative’s promising beginnings to its disappointing outcomes.
The Education Leader's Guide to Using Data and Research
by Nora Gordon and Carrie Conaway
Price: $33.00
ISBN: 9781682535059
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: August 2020
Format: Paperback
Written by two leading experts in education research and policy, Common-Sense Evidence is a concise, accessible guide that helps education leaders find and interpret data and research, and then put that knowledge into action.
International Perspectives in Higher Education offers a balanced perspective on how different countries approach key policies and what the United States can learn from those programs.
How Variations in State Governance Make or Break Reform
by Sara E. Dahill-Brown
Price: $34.00
ISBN: 9781682532720
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: February 2019
Format: Paperback
Education, Equity, and the States examines how variations in state governance determine how federal initiatives are implemented and makes recommendations for approaching reform from this perspective.
Edited by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane
Price: $34.00
ISBN: 9781682532171
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: September 2018
Format: Paperback
Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane have gathered a diverse group of scholars to examine the shifting federal role in education across the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
The inspiration for this book was a crucial observation: that if the school turnaround movement is to have widespread and lasting consequences, it will need to incorporate meaningful district involvement in its efforts.
Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence
by Megan E. Tompkins-Stange
Foreword by Robert B. Schwartz
Price: $33.00
ISBN: 9781612509129
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: June 2016
Format: Paperback
Policy Patrons offers a rare behind-the-scenes view of decision making inside four influential education philanthropies: the Ford Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.
In this foundational book, Frederick M. Hess and Max Eden bring together a cross-section of respected academics and journalists to examine key aspects of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Edited by Christopher P. Loss and Patrick J. McGuinn
Price: $34.00
ISBN: 9781612509822
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: October 2016
Format: Paperback
In The Convergence of K–12 and Higher Education, two leading scholars of education policy bring together a distinguished and varied array of contributors to systematically examine the growing convergence between the K–12 and higher education sectors in the United States.
How Innovation Can Improve Access, Equity, and Affordability
Edited by Andrew P Kelly and Kevin Carey
Price: $34.00
ISBN: 9781612505947
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: September 2013
Format: Paperback
In this provocative volume, higher education experts explore innovative ways that colleges and universities can unbundle the various elements of the college experience while assessing costs and benefits and realizing savings.
A practical and entertaining volume, Cage-Busting Leadership will be of profound interest and value to school and district leaders—and to everyone with a stake in school improvement.
Edited by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane
Price: $33.00
ISBN: 9781612509273
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: May 2016
Format: Paperback
Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane have assembled a diverse lineup of high-profile contributors to examine the forces that drive innovation within and outside the traditional education sector.
The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students
by Chester E. Finn Jr. and Brandon L. Wright
Price: $34.00
ISBN: 9781612508412
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Pub Date: September 2015
Format: Paperback
In this provocative volume, Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Brandon L. Wright argue that, for decades, the United States has done too little to focus on educating students to achieve at high levels.
