We study the relationship between school organizational contexts, teacher turnover, and
student achievement in New York City (NYC) middle schools. Using factor analysis, we …

Students of Color and the Achievement Gap is a comprehensive, landmark analysis of an
incontrovertible racialized reality in US K-12 public education---the relentless achievement …

Background/Context Culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) represents educators who work
toward academic excellence, cultural competence, and sociopolitical awareness. Although …

Learning to teach in urban schools is difficult, particularly when prospective teachers come
from different racial, ethnic and/or class backgrounds than their students. The task of urban …

The 2012 teachers' strike in Chicago brought into sharp relief the contentious nature of
school reform and public education policy in the United States. While most media reports …

Fewer than 20 states require middle grades certification; in most states, credentials overlap
so that both elementary and secondary certified teachers may teach in the middle grades …

This monumental collection presents the first-ever sociological analysis of the No Child Left
Behind Act and its effects on children, teachers, parents, and schools. More importantly …

There is abundant evidence that ninth grade is a critical year for students, particularly those
enrolled in large urban school districts. Despite the importance of the freshman year for …

In this report, three specific questions guide the analyses that follow:(1) To what degree has
the School District of Philadelphia upgraded the teaching credentials of its teachers?(2) How …

While a chorus of teacher education programs, urban school districts, and educational
scholars has called for more black male teachers to serve as role models and father figures …