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Title: Turning around, transforming, and continuously improving schools: Policy proposals are still based on a two rather than a three component blueprint.

Description: Clearly, low performing, and especially failing schools, are a high priority concern for policy makers. And it is evident that fundamental systemic changes are necessary. There is, however, inadequate research and no consensus about a policy and practice blueprint and roadmap to guide such changes.

Access at:   http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/publications/turningaroundtransforming.pdf.  1.3mb; 13pp