Disrupting Disruption

In Disrupting Disruption, David Kirp and his coauthors look closely at three school districts in Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Virginia that have overcome the fragmentation, isolation, and lost learning opportunities of the public school system. They tell three compelling stories, buttressed by solid research, of how seemingly ordinary school districts, where White students don't constitute a majority and many students come from low-income families, have dramatically boosted graduation rates and closed the opportunity gap. As they show, every school system can and should do as well through steady work, setting high expectations, and weaving a safety net of supports for each student.