Improving Low-Achieving Schools: Building State Capacity to Support School Improvement Through Race to the Top

Title: Improving Low-Achieving Schools: Building State Capacity to Support School Improvement Through Race to the Top
Abstract/Description: Improving low-achieving schools is a critical challenge facing urban education. Recent national policy shifts have pressed states to take an expanded role in school improvement efforts. In 2009, a federal grant competition called Race to the Top (RttT) compelled states to improve their capacity to implement ambitious education reform agendas. Drawing on the theory of organizational capacity, the study sampled five RttT winning states’ plans to support improving low-achieving schools. Findings indicate that states sought to build capacity to productively enact an expanded role and focus resources and expertise toward school improvement initiatives.
Author/creator: Childs, Joshua; Russell, Jennifer Lin
Date: 2017
In publication: Urban Education
Volume: 52
Issue: 2
Pages: 236-266
Resource type: Research/Scholarly Media
Keywords: educational policy; state education agencies; school improvement; capacity
Language: en
ISSN: 0042-0859
DOI: 10.1177/0042085916656899
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085916656899
Citation: Childs, J., & Russell, J. L. (2017). Improving Low-Achieving Schools: Building State Capacity to Support School Improvement Through Race to the Top. Urban Education, 52(2), 236–266. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085916656899
Abbreviation: Urban Education

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