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Explore the impact of effective leadership, instructional practices, and data-driven strategies on educational innovation and success. Discover tools and best practices for increasing student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
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Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess
Instructional leadership Turnarounds Best practices Cooperative learning highly qualified teachers Differentiated instruction Evidence-based practices Professional development Small class size
Lots of Fuel, Not a Lot of Mileage Spending Per Pupil and NAEP Test Scores for 17-Year-Old Students Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2007
“The average lifespan of a Fortune 500 company—from its inception to disappearance—is only 50 years.” --Claire Brown, John Haltiwanger and Julia Lane, Economic Turbulence: Is a Volatile Economy Good for America? (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006)
“Of the nation’s twenty-five biggest firms in 2005, three-quarters didn’t exist in 1965.” --Diego Comin and Thomas Philippon, “The Rise in Firm-Level Volatility: Causes and Consequences,” National Bureau of Economic Research Macroeconomics Annual 2005 (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press)
Breakthrough Problem Solvers Don’t Do It All School Builders Talent Providers Tool Builders
The Numbers We Need Source: Frederick M. Hess and Jon Fullerton, Balanced Scorecard and Management Data . Center for Educational Policy Research working paper (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, February 2009)
It’s Not Just Getting the Right Tools, It’s Using Them Wisely
Putting Numbers to Work How a $4,500 Cost Cut Stacks Up Per Teacher Source: Stretching The School Dollar: How Schools and Districts Can Save Money While Serving Students Best , ed. Frederick M. Hess and Eric Osberg (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, 2010)
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Can the Right Measures Increase Innovation and Success? Frederick M. Hess