Acknowledgments Introduction by Derek Mitchell Chapter 1: Are You a Change Agent? Chapter 2: Assembling Your Crew Chapter 3: Finding Bright Spots & Building Momentum Chapter 4: Focus, Follow Through, See: The Art & Science of Implementation Chapter 5: Who Said Change Was Gonna Be Easy? Chapter 6: Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch Chapter 7: School Transformation Requires Personal Transformation Chapter 8: Leading With Love Chapter 9: Hi, I'm From the Central Office. And I'm Here to Help. Chapter 10: The Practice of Freedom Chapter 11: Thriving Schools, Thriving Communities Bibliography
Through narratives chronicling the efforts of real-life educators, this book presents their time-tested, research-based practices that empower educators to change how things are done in their schools.
Justin Cohen (he/him/his) is a writer, organizer, activist, and dad. His work explores how education, race, privilege, and public policy intersect. He cofounded Wayfinder Foundation and Neighbors Reimagining Public Safety. He is on the board of Friends of Abolitionist Place, helping to create a heritage center in downtown Brooklyn, committed to preserving radical liberation traditions. Justin has organized with No New Jails NYC, Racial Justice BK, Brooklyn Shows Love, WE ARE Educators for Justice, and others. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Bklyner, Bright, Education Week, Education Next, and elsewhere. He has been an organizer in residence at Civic Hall and a writer in residence at the Carey Institute for the Global Good. He served on the education policy committee for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and has a BA in cognitive science from Yale. This is his first book.