About the Author

Karin Chenoweth, a long-time education writer, currently writes for The Education Trust, a national education advocacy organization. She is the author of It's Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools (Harvard Education Press, 2007). Before joining Ed Trust, she wrote a weekly column on schools and education for The Washington Post and was also senior writer and executive editor for Black Issues In Higher Education (now Diverse). As a freelance writer, she wrote for such publications as Education Week, American Teacher, American Educator, School Library Journal, and The Washington Post Magazine. In addition, she was an active parent volunteer throughout her children's public schooling in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Reviews

"How It s Being Done" is a must-read for teachers and administrators who are currently struggling to help disadvantaged and at-risk students. There are invaluable lessons and practical strategies for all educators. I believe that all teachers will take away suggestions that will help them become better teachers. Paul F. Cain, mathematics and physics teacher, Ysleta High School, El Paso, Texas, and 2008 Texas Teacher of the Year
The schools in "How It s Being Done "exhibit the same hopeful pattern for successful schooling: teachers and leaders who formulate and then actually teach to clear, essential standards; who shun worksheets and movies and who work together to ensure that all students are taught effectively every day, regardless of who their teacher is. This (all too rare) combination cannot fail. Mike Schmoker, author of "Results NOW: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning ""