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Martin, Rebecca; Zimpher, Nancy; Lane, Jason; Johnsen, James – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2022
Public college and university systems are a major component of the nation's higher education ecosystem. They are the predominant form of organization used by the states (44 out of 50) to govern, manage, coordinate, and resource the provision of higher education in the states. Of the nation's public 4-year college and university students, 75…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Educational Innovation, Systems Approach, Educational Improvement
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Selvik, Jon T.; Abrahamsen, Eirik B.; Moen, Vegard – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Systems thinking is challenging but clearly important in higher education to understand relationships between different elements influencing the quality and student learning and achievement. A similar challenge is found in healthcare, where patient safety activities are more and more seen and dealt with in a broader system perspective. A…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Systems Approach, Higher Education, Patients
Sharon Greenberg; Anthony S. Bryk – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Districts are struggling to accelerate students' learning, support their health and wellness, and close the achievement gap. Labeled "worst" in 1987, by 2017 Chicago Public Schools was among the nation's most improved school systems. Chicago's story embeds many lessons about system change. Sharon Greenberg and Anthony S. Bryk illustrate…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Systems Approach, Capacity Building
Center for MH in Schools and Student/Learning Supports at UCLA, 2021
The intent of this report is to contribute to discussions about what is involved in efforts to implement the type of broad-based, multifaceted system changes seen as essential for fundamentally improving schools. The report begins by stressing four interrelated considerations involved in making multifaceted and complex sustainable changes at a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Intervention, Program Implementation
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Harris, Alma; Jones, Michelle; Hashim, Nashwa – School Leadership & Management, 2021
This article outlines the findings from a contemporary review of the evidence base on system leaders and system leadership. This article provides analysis, commentary, and insights about system leaders and system leadership based on a review of the current evidence. The review also includes insights from country experts and offers country-specific…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Systems Approach, Research Reports, Leadership Styles
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Nancy Gannon; Sara Doughton – Learning Professional, 2024
The COVID-19 Omicron variant was causing a new wave of infections and, because of school and life disruptions, students were struggling with learning loss and a decline in mental and emotional health in 2021. Against this backdrop, FHI 360, an organization whose education initiatives aim to dismantle obstacles and give students the tools they need…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Access to Education, Networks, COVID-19
Center for MH in Schools and Student/Learning Supports at UCLA, 2021
This report underscores that the prevailing view of community schools is "just a beginning" for their ongoing development and contribution to improving schools. We stress that defining the initiative as a "community-based effort to coordinate and integrate ... services" raises some concerns and limits their evolution. We…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Improvement, Community Services, Systems Approach
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Coddett, Andrea; Orr, Margaret Terry – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2020
This case is to help district leaders and community partners understand the complexity of pursuing a principles-based approach to improving early school readiness. Wyckoff Public Schools adopted the Boston Basics to support young children's early learning and readiness for school. It required district leaders and partners to work across…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Systems Approach, School Readiness, Public Schools
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Whalen, Samuel P. – Center for Urban Education Leadership, 2020
This is the Executive Summary for the report, "Transforming Central Office Practices for Equity, Coherence, and Continuous Improvement: Chicago Public Schools under the Leadership of Dr. Janice K. Jackson." This case study explores the strategic plan of Janice Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, along with the central office…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Educational Practices, Educational Administration, Leadership
Evan, Aimee – WestEd, 2019
Nationally, the number of charter schools opening and the enrollment size at charters is on the rise. But what happens when charter schools are low performing? For most charter schools and their authorizers, closing low-performing schools seems inevitable. However, school closures have dramatic impacts on students, families, and communities --…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Turnaround, Systems Approach, Capacity Building
McKown, Joe; Schick, Laura; Miles, Karen Hawley – Education Resource Strategies, 2020
In turnaround schools, traditional approaches to school improvement (and some say, even the recent seven billion dollar federal investment in school improvement) aren't enough -- but why? Schools that successfully achieve turnaround "do school" differently to break cycles of underperformance and maximize learning for all students, and…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, School Districts, Educational Improvement, Models
Sengeh, David; Winthrop, Rebecca – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2022
Today, the topic of education system transformation is front of mind for many leaders. Ministers of education around the world are seeking to build back better as they emerge from COVID-19-school closures to a new normal of living with a pandemic. In response, the authors have developed this shared vision of education system transformation. This…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Districts, State Departments of Education, Educational Improvement
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Perry, George S., Jr.; Richardson, Joan; Jackson, Tiffiny Shockley – Learning Professional, 2022
Systems, structures, and practices perpetuate disparities because they reinforce barriers that sort and separate students based on assumed success or failure. When students are disadvantaged in this way, the implicit message is that their learning doesn't matter. The counterpoint to these discriminatory systems is an asset-based approach, which is…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Faculty Development, Professional Development, Organizational Development
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McCauley, Carlas – State Education Standard, 2018
To support systemic thinking about school improvement, the Center on School Turnaround at WestEd developed a framework to assist states, districts, and schools in leading and managing rapid improvement efforts. The framework, which is presented in this article, has four domains that have proved central to rapid, significant improvement: (1)…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Educational Improvement, School Turnaround, Leadership Effectiveness
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
In recent years, Jordan has made considerable progress in education and has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the quality of provision for all learners within its borders, including refugees. Effective teacher management, aimed at building teachers' status, skills, motivation, wellbeing and retention, is a key policy lever that can…
Descriptors: Refugees, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Teacher Persistence
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