Standards For Our Schools: How To Set Them, Measure Them, And Reach Them

"A blueprint for forging great change in our nation's school system." --"Publishers Weekly"

"A must-read for those seeking high standards for all students. With unusual insight, the authors address the major issues, offering inspirational examples of schools that succeed." --Jerome T. Murphy, professor and dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education

"A clear explanation of standards-based reform, real examples of what works, and proven strategies for getting whole school change and better student achievement." --Thomas W. Payzant, superintendent of schools, Boston Public Schools

"America is having a conversation with itself regarding standards. This book advances that conversation in very important ways." --Delaine Eastin, state superintendent of public instruction, State of California

"If you care about rigorous education for every American child then you can't afford to skip reading this book." --Lauren B. Resnick, professor of psychology and director, Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh

"A must read for those seeking high standards for all students. With unusual insight, the authors address the major issues, offering inspirational examples of schools that succeed." --Jerome T. Murphy, professor and dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education
This timely, tough-minded book shows how American public schools can be saved by instituting high standards for academic achievement. It explains not just what the standards movement is about and why it is important, but also what it will take to bring every student up to high standards, no matter where that student starts.
Tucker and Codding focus on empowering both students and adults by giving students the gift of high expectations and by giving school professionals the information, skills, authority and resources needed to do the job. They advocate building a standards-based instructional system, creating a results-oriented culture devoted to continuous improvement, and making the institution and the people in it accountable for reaching the goals set by the standards.