We hope that you enjoyed Dr. C John Tarter’s last blog about enabling school structure. In this blog, he gives us a useful heuristic for decision-making in schools.
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If you’ve been following us for a while, then you have followed us as we’ve expanded our content and focus to include school culture and climate. However, we still care very deeply about issues of race and gender and believe that these concerns are still part of our core mission. In fact, gender and racial inequities are closely related to school culture and climate. Below, we talk about some of the connections that we see.
Read MoreIt is hard to say a good word about bureaucracy. Mechanistic, soulless bureaucracy is insensitive, ineffective, and often outrageously frustrating. I want to carefully and cautiously say a good word or two about bureaucracy. See what you think.
Read MoreLast week, Amy introduced Academic Optimism. As she said, Academic Optimism can explain why some schools are more or less successful than others, even when we account for other important and influential factors like poverty. This week, we consider some policies that promote healthy and positive organizational culture, including the elements of Academic Optimism.
Read MoreThis week’s blog is maybe one of our most important here at AEC. Analysis of Academic Optimism of Schools and Teachers is a cornerstone of our new services. But more than that, Academic Optimism is a powerful construct that can explain why some schools are more or less successful than others, even when controlling for socio-economic status (SES). In this blog, I’ll explain what organization-level Academic Optimism is...and what it is not.
Read MoreAs part of our rebrand, we will be introducing and explaining some of the concepts and constructs that we know are important in schools. This week, Lauren tackles the topics of school climate and culture.
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