School Reform from the Inside Out: Policy, Practice, and Performance » (1st Edition)

In School Reform from the Inside Out, one of the country's leading experts on the successes and failures of American education policy tackles issues ranging from teacher development to testing to "failing" schools. As Elmore aptly notes, successful school reform begins "from the inside out" with teachers, administrators, and school staff, not with external mandates or standards.

This collection of some of Elmore's most probing essays is essential reading for any school leader, education reformer, policymaker, or citizen interested in the forces that promote real school change.

President Emeritus, American Federation of Teachers - Sandra Feldman

Dick Elmore guides us to a clear, commonsense strategy for linking educational policy and instructional change. He wants standards, incentives and professional supports that add up to a coherent system because "teachers have to feel that there is some compelling reason for them to practice differently, with the best direct evidence being that students learn better." Now that's the heart of the matter.