Her last two books were national bestsellers. In 2011, She was honored to receive the Daniel Patrick Moynihan award from the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. Before entering government service, she was Adjunct Professor of History and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. From 1995 until 2005, she held the Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution and edited Brookings Papers on Education Policy. She was appointed by the Clinton administration’s Secretary of Education Richard Riley in 1997 and reappointed by him in 2001. From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. As Assistant Secretary, she led the federal effort to promote the creation of voluntary state and national academic standards.
She was responsible for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. From 1991 to 1993, she was Assistant Secretary of Education and Counselor to Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander in the administration of President George H.W. She blogs at, Her blog has had more than 39 million page views since she started it April 26, 2012. She is also president and co-founder of the Network for Public Education, with 350,000 followers. She recently retired from New York University.
Understand why teachers must work together to improve student performance. Learn how laws such as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and No Child Left Behind ( NCLB) impact teachers and school culture.
Consider the characteristics of positive school cultures and how your school's culture and climate may differ. How this new edition will help you create a positive school culture: Study the author's research and observations of 34 schools-11 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 9 high schools-and how each school's staff supported or hindered student achievement. Muhammad's latest research as well as a new chapter dedicated to answering frequently asked questions on culture and school leadership in education. The second edition of this best-selling resource delivers powerful new insight into the four types of educators (Believers, Fundamentalists, Tweeners, and Survivors) and how school leaders can work with each group to create positive school culture. He explores the human behavior, social conditions, and history that cause the underlying conflict among the four different types of teachers in a school. Anthony Muhammad contends that in order to transform school culture, we must understand why teachers continue to hold on to models or beliefs contrary to those put forth by their school or district. Transforming School Culture provides a school improvement plan for leaders to overcome staff division, improve relationships, and transform toxic school cultures into healthy ones.ĭr. With foreword by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour