Stephen W. Raudenbush
The <i>Brown</i> Legacy and the O’Connor Challenge:Transforming Schools in the Images of Children’s Potential
University of Chicago
gap blacks whites educational outcomes narrowed dramatically past 60 years progress stopped around 1990 author reviews research suggesting increasing quantity quality schooling play powerful role overcoming racial inequality achieve goal reasons knowledge best instructional practice drive conceptions teachers work teachers expertise school leadership parent involvement research agenda supporting paradigm connects developmental science instructional practice school organization requires close collaboration practitioners researchers relentless commitment provide superb educational opportunities children whose future success depends strongly schooling