Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World: Harnessing Data for School Improvement

by Steven Katz and Lorna M. Earl

Book Overview

Turn skepticism about data into knowledge for true educational reform!

More versatile than mere number crunching and statistics, data can be an effective tool--or even a powerful catalyst--for change within a school. Lorna M. Earl and Steven Katz show educators how to become comfortable with data, and provide valuable tools that school leaders and school improvement teams can use in their work, including:

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412906466
• ISBN13: 9781412906463
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Book review

I really enjoyed this book about school improvement. It is one that I will keep and not resell. It had some great points in it when leading a staff through the perils of selecting yearly goals.