Table of Contents
ContentsIntroduction: The Schools of Opportunity Project 1 Matt Garcia and Michelle Renée Valladares
1. A Challenging, Supported, and Engaging Curriculum for All 19 Kevin Welner and John Murphy
2. A Multipronged and Equity-Oriented Approach to Transforming School Climate: The Story of Revere High School 35 Kathryn E. Wiley and Lourenço Garcia
3. Authentic and Equitable Engagement in Learning at Pocomoke High School 49 Kellie Rolstad and Jenifer Rayne
4. Authentic Assessment Embedded in Project-Based Learning 67 Jeffrey Palladino and Lorrie A. Shepard
5. Preserving, Deepening, and Growing a Professional Teaching Culture: Lessons From Casco Bay High School 89 Linda Molner Kelley and Derek Pierce(with Matt Bernstein, Susan McCray, and Rebecca Lynch Nichols)
6. Clark Street Community School: A Place for All Students to Live, Learn, and Create 109 Jill Gurtner and Julie Mead
7. A Holistic Approach to Learning and Development: Shifting Paradigms One School at a Time 131 Kristen P. Goessling, Kate Somerville, Adam York, and Kimberly Grayson
8. Student Organizing and Leadership for Education Justice: Curriculum as a Site for Healing and Wellness 146 Kate Somerville, Kristen P. Goessling, Adam York, and Kimberly Grayson
9. The High School in the Middle of Everywhere: Nebraska’s Lincoln High 158 Edmund T. Hamann, Janet Eckerson, and Mark Larson
10. “Like a Family”: Sharing Leadership With Teachers, Students, Families, and Community at Rainier Beach High School 176 Ann M. Ishimaru and Dwane Chappelle
Conclusion: From Schools of Opportunity to Systems of Opportunity 193 Jeannie Oakes and Kevin Welner
Index 219
About the Contributors 230