Exploring Traits of High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools

• Jerilou J. Moore

  University of Mississippi, USA

  Author

• Aubrey Womack

  University of Mississippi, USA

  Author

• P. Renee Hill-Cunningham

  University of Mississippi, USA

  Author

Over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in pressure placed on schools across the nation due to high-stakes accountability policies (Klar, 2014). It comes as no surprise that low performing schools feel constant pressure to raise the measured academic performance of all students. Rarely, do low-performing schools who have overcome challenging circumstances in order to increase academic achievement, get spotlighted. Educators need to identify the common factors attributed to increased student achievement. This can be achieved by examining the lessons and examples of high-performing schools so that all schools can succeed regardless of circumstances.

1. Jerilou J. Moore, University of Mississippi, USA

   Professor, School of Education

2. Aubrey Womack, University of Mississippi, USA

   Graduate Student, School of Education

3. P. Renee Hill-Cunningham, University of Mississippi, USA

   Assistant Professor

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