Leading Change in City Schools: Urban Education Reform in Action

Harvard FAS

Public education has long strived to be society’s “great equalizer.” Yet, throughout its history, the American education system has failed to deliver on this promise. In this course, we will examine specific high-profile and popular system-level reform initiatives aimed at improving urban public schools. For example, we will investigate New York City’s efforts to improve high schools and develop a “college for all” culture, Boston’s focus on teacher…