See also:
The Charles A. Dana Center's National Conference on Teaching the Hard Stuff to Diverse Groups of Students
Presentations from the conference
Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., Executive Director, National Center for Urban School Transformation, San Diego State University: Prerequisites for Teaching the Hard Stuff (pdf 368kb)
Kati Haycock, Director, The Education Trust: Good Teaching Matters (pdf 2.5mb)
Karen Hickman, Principal, Matthys Elementary School, Pasadena Independent School District, South Houston, Texas: Best Practices of High Performing Texas Schools (pdf 2.3mb)