Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery County Public Schools
How do we move from islands of excellence which exist today in virtually every school district to systems of excellence which unfortunately today are much harder to find? Many of the answers lie in the Montgomery County story. We can hope to serve every child only by committing to whole-district transformation and Montgomery County is one of the examples that shows us the way. --Arne Duncan, former CEO, Chicago Public SchoolsLeading for Equity shows what it is going to take to begin to close the achievement gap: courageous, collaborative, wise, and creative leadership. Useful to scholars and practitioners alike, this book is a valuable addition to the literature of change. --James P. Comer, Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry, Yale University Child Study CenterEvery person working to improve America s schools should consider the real-world lessons in this book. --Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO