The contentious politics surrounding school choice and competition have
produced deep divisions within minority communities and strained traditional alliances of civil rights groups, education organizations, and Democrats.
Empowered by Design, the acclaimed resource
produced by the Student Achievement
Division that documents Queen Alexandra Middle School's move from a culture of compliance to a culture of engagement through risk taking and student empowerment, is the basis for a series of webinars that will go
deeper into what it takes to implement a full school inquiry approach.