Ableism in American Education and an Agenda for Change
An enlightening look at how ableism creates exclusionary practices in education and how to dismantle them through informed, equitable decision-making How did we arrive at an education system so deeply shaped by ableism? In The Ghost of the Bell Curve, Rebecca A. Cruz and Allison R. Firestone explore this question and address the persistent ......
An invigorating examination of the potential for meaningful change in education, from one of the nation's most astute observers of schooling and school improvement. In The Great School Rethink, education policy sentinel Frederick M. Hess offers a pithy and perceptive appraisal of American schooling and finds, in the uncertain period following ......
A Roadmap for Mastering Leadership in College Admission
An essential aid for training sitting and aspiring admissions officers in the skills required to succeed in higher education today The college admission deanship - often called "the hottest seat on campus" - requires navigating institutional politics, legal hurdles, revenue allocation, and more, all while overseeing enrollment that meets ......
The Instructional Leadership Cycle introduces a multifaceted model for continuous school and system improvement, founded on an adaptable set of professional practices for K-12 leaders. Daniel Allen draws on a breadth of education system experience, spanning from classroom to top office, to outline a flexible framework-the Instructional Leadership ......
Highlights innovative partnership practices that help create educational opportunities for students in rural schools across the United States. As editors Sarah L. Hartman and Bob Klein acknowledge, rural places have long experienced systemic inequities that decrease rural students' access to education, yet many rural schools and communities have ......
A forward-looking blueprint for job training in the age of AI, from the front lines of technological change New technologies are reshaping the foundations of the US economy, with implications that may ultimately affect nearly every industry. But unlike previous waves of technological changes-when gains mostly accrued to the most educated or most ......
A call to action for school and community leaders to reframe educational institutions as open systems that are adaptable and responsive to the needs of students, families, and communities. Landon MascareNaz and Doannie Tran propose that, even as events of this decade have exposed stress points in existing top-down, closed systems within education ......
Governance, Leadership, and Partisanship in Higher Education
An urgent exploration of the political and social conditions that shape contemporary higher education governance In the 2010s, many state governments began to meddle in the core academic activities of their universities. By the 2020s, such attacks were becoming widespread at the state and federal levels: grants and funding have been cancelled, ......
How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers
A deep-dive investigation of education privatization that reveals voucher programs as the faulty products of decades of work by wealthy patrons and influential conservatives
In The Privateers, Josh Cowen lays bare the surprising history of tax-funded school choice programs in the United States and warns ......
