 | | |  |  | Read Along with the Board! | | We're always trying to keep up on the
latest in leadership and education. Here are some of the books we are
currently reading. We invite you to read along!
- "21st Century Skills" by James Bellanca and Ron Brandt, 2010, Solution Tree Press. Click here to view the reading schedule.
- "How the Mighty Fall" by Jim
Collins, 2009. Harper Collins.
A lesson in how
organizations can recover from a state of decline into a growth stage by
focusing on their core competencies and strengths.
- "Catching up or leading the
way" by Yong Zhao, 2009. ACSD.
American
education in the age of globalization. The book debunks some of the data
that suggests that China and India are overtaking the USA from a
science, technology, engineering and math standpoint.
- "The policy governance model and the role of the
board member" by John and Miriam Carver, 2009. Jossey
Bass.
The book discusses the role of board members versus the
day-to-day running of the business.
- "The
Death and Life of the Great American School System - How
Testing and Choice are Undermining Education" by Diane
Ravitch, 2010.
Basic Books, A member of the Perseus Books Group
This book examines, analyzes and critiques today's most popular ideas
used
in education.
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