Description: Leading Researchers Joseph Murphy and Daniela Torre shed light on two critical issues in education today: student underachievement and how to build effective, high-performing schools.
Brief description:
Daniela Torre is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Education Policy at Vanderbilt University. Her research interests include school improvement, particularly for English learners and at-risk students. Previously she taught for five years as an elementary school teacher in both traditional public and charter schools. She earned her B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and her M.A. in Teaching English to Students of Other Languages from American University in Washington, D.C.
Review Quotes: This text provides readers with arguably the most comprehensive, accessible and carefully organized synthesis of evidence available about what school improvement leaders should focus their efforts on and how those efforts can be most productive.--Kenneth Leithwood