Books from Harvard Education Press

Summer Melt: Supporting Low-Income Students Through the Transition to College
By Benjamin L. Castleman, Lindsay C. Page
The official report for the White House College Opportunity Summit relied heavily on the research described in this book.” — Gene Sperling, national economic advisor and director of the National Economic Council for President Obama ...
The College President Handbook: A Sustainable and Practical Guide for Emerging Leaders
By James Soto Antony, Ana Mari Cauce, Lynn M. Gangone
This volume will prove to be a core resource for anyone who is or aspires to become a president or chancellor in higher education. “We cannot anticipate every opportunity or challenge, but we can prepare and learn from the experiences of ...
Where Teachers Thrive: Organizing Schools for Success
By Susan Moore Johnson
... Paying Teachers for What They Know and Do: New and Smarter Strategies to Improve Schools, 2nd Edition (Newbury Park ... Teachers College Press, 2017). 22. The relationships among these three practices are explored in Susan Moore Johnson ...
Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues
By Jason Baehr
This book introduces us to the theory and practice of that remarkable accomplishment and provides a practical framework for others to follow.” —Marvin W. Berkowitz, Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education, ...
Schools Under Siege: The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Educational Equity
By Jongyeon Ee, Patricia Gándara
In Méndez vs. Westminster, the court ruled social equality is paramount to the American public school system. Eighty years later, this book is a stark reminder we have yet to achieve it.
A New Canon: Designing Culturally Sustaining Humanities Curriculum
By Evan C. Gutierrez
There are few guideposts for navigating this work. That is until now. With this book, educators and designers have the inspiration and means to build a new and more inclusive curricular cannon.
Social Network Theory and Educational Change
By Alan J. Daly
Social Network Theory and Educational Change offers a provocative and fascinating exploration of how social networks in schools can impede or facilitate the work of education reform.
Helping Educators Grow: Strategies and Practices for Leadership Development
By Eleanor Drago-Severson
This book is a blueprint for improving the talents and capacities of our teachers and school leaders—the key to improving outcomes for children.” — Deanna Burney, executive director, Leading by Learning, LLC “This book speaks so ...
Strategy in Action: How School Systems Can Support Powerful Learning and Teaching
By Elizabeth A. City, Rachel E. Curtis
In an era when isolated examples of excellence are not good enough, we need systems that support improvement and excellence for all. This book describes how systems can effectively engage in this complex, challenging, and crucial work.
The Instructional Leadership Cycle
By Daniel Allen
This is a must read for instructional leaders focused on school transformation efforts on all levels!” —Alfonso Jiménez, Superintendent, Hacienda La Puente USD “Daniel Allen’s practical guide is a wonderful blend of theory, ...
The Futures of School Reform
By Frederick M. Hess, Jal Mehta, Robert B. Schwartz
Taken together, these visions identify the leverage points for generating dramatic change and highlight critical trade-offs among different courses of action. The goal of this book is not to present a menu of options.
Democratic Discord in Schools: Cases and Commentaries in Educational Ethics
By Meira Levinson, Jacob Fay
... and capacity our society needs for a democratic awakening. Harry C. Boyte is founder of the international youth civic education and empowerment initiative Public Achievement. His newest book is Awakening Democracy Through Public Work ...
What Next?: Educational Innovation and Philadelphia's School of the Future
By Frederick M. Hess, Mary Cullinane
"What Next? offers a detailed study of the School of the Future's first three years (2006-2009) revealing what the School of the Future can teach us about high school redesign,...
Sister Resisters: Mentoring Black Women on Campus
By Janie Victoria Ward, Tracy L. Robinson-Wood
With honest portrayals of failures and disappointments in these relationships, as well as of the shifts in consciousness and actions that lead to personal growth and institutional change for both students and mentors, this text compellingly ...
Preparing and Sustaining Social Justice Educators
By Karen Hunter Quartz, Annamarie Francois
Integral to this work are the teachers and school leaders who enact the principles of social justice—racial equity, cultural inclusivity, and identity acceptance—daily in their classrooms.
A Decade of Urban School Reform: Persistence and Progress in the Boston Public Schools
By Celine Coggins, S. Paul Reville
A Decade of Urban School Reform looks at this critical era in the Boston schools and distills valuable insights and lessons for school leaders and reformers everywhere. In the last...
New Directions in Special Education: Eliminating Ableism in Policy and Practice
By Thomas Hehir
A comprehensive study that is also practical and realistic, New Directions in Special Education outlines principles for decisionmaking about special education at every level--from the family to the classroom, school,...
A Nation Reformed?: American Education 20 Years After A Nation at Risk
By David T. Gordon
A Nation Reformed? takes stock of twenty years of school reform. Was the nation really ever ""at risk"" and, if so, is it still? Which reforms have made a difference...
Fulfilling the Promise: Reimagining School Counseling to Advance Student Success
By Mandy Savitz-Romer
This book brings together research, practical experience, and policy recommendations to envision a focused and practical role for school counselors in the twenty-first century.
Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning at San Francisco Teacher Residency: A Case Study in Learning for Transformative Teaching
By Steven K. Wojcikiewicz, Tara Kini
The San Francisco Teacher Residency case is one of seven that form the basis for the arguments and analyses presented in Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning.