How It's Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools,   ISBN:9781934742280

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A refreshingly quantitative approach to a field that for too long has been mired in feel-good nostrums.

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By examining schools where students succeed seemingly against the odds, Chenoweth finds key elements that contribute to a good education. She shows us that students can - and will - achieve high academic goals when teachers and administrators work together to teach to clearly set standards. These are lessons that need to be heeded. Chenoweth's clear writing style leaves one wondering. "why isn't this done more often?" Clearly, it should be. This book should be recommended reading for educators, policy makers and anyone interested in quality education for our children.

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As a former substitute teacher who stood before many different classes wondering "What can I offer them?" I wish that Chenoweth's book had been around. Her many years observing and writing about education are a valuable resource. Her books can have a significant impact on how we teach -- that's why that student is smiling.

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A wonderful book offering hope. Well written and worth your time ! Enid Foster

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Karin Chenoweth's "How It's Being Done" is readable, understandable, and, most importantly, highly informative about American education and what needs to be done to address its problems. One wonders why the field of observinig and analyzing education is so densely populated with writers who have none of these qualities and indeed who tend to obfuscate the important issues at stake. This book is fundamentally different. Chenoweth lays bare not only the crucial issues we face in education, but also how, in America, there are schools and even states that are addressing them with clarity, intelligence, and success and even in a way that can serve as models. The stakes are high. The figures about America's poor performance in education --- especially for its minority population --- are startling. Read this book to find the research and analysis that should become a standard for the profession.