# Policy, Schools and the Next Generation of Teachers ## expand\_more ## Articles, Chapters, Reports, and Working Papers Download 11 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=30&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_researchpublications%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=71971&&&format=ris) ### 2019 Susan Moore Johnson. 2019. [Where Teachers Thrive: Organizing Schools for Success](/publications/where-teachers-thrive-organizing-schools-success). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press Susan Moore Johnson. 2019. [Where Teachers Thrive: Organizing Schools for Success](/publications/where-teachers-thrive-organizing-schools-success). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract *Where Teachers Thrive* is based on interview studies conducted in fourteen high-poverty, urban schools. It focuses on the context of teachers’ work, examining why some schools failed to make progress, while others achieved remarkable results. It explores... ### 2018 Susan Moore Johnson, Stefanie K. Reinhorn, and Nicole S. Simon. 2018. “[Ending Isolation: The Payoff of Teacher Teams in Successful High-Poverty Urban Schools](/publications/ending-isolation-payoff-teacher-teams-successful-high-poverty-urban-0)”. Teachers College Record, 120, 5, Pp. 1-46 Susan Moore Johnson, Stefanie K. Reinhorn, and Nicole S. Simon. 2018. “[Ending Isolation: The Payoff of Teacher Teams in Successful High-Poverty Urban Schools](/publications/ending-isolation-payoff-teacher-teams-successful-high-poverty-urban-0)”. Teachers College Record, 120, 5, Pp. 1-46 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract ***Background/Context:** Many urban schools today look to instructional teams as a means to decrease professional isolation, promote teachers’ ongoing development, and substantially reduce well-documented variation in teachers’ effectiveness across classrooms*... ### 2017 Megin Charner-Laird, Monica Ng, Susan Moore Johnson, Matthew K. Kraft, John P. Papay, and Stefanie K. Reinhorn. 2017. “[Gauging Goodness of Fit: Teachers’ Assessments of Their Instructional Teams](/publications/gauging-goodness-fit-teachers-assessments-their-instructional-teams)”. American Journal of Education, 123, Pp. 383-406 Megin Charner-Laird, Monica Ng, Susan Moore Johnson, Matthew K. Kraft, John P. Papay, and Stefanie K. Reinhorn. 2017. “[Gauging Goodness of Fit: Teachers’ Assessments of Their Instructional Teams](/publications/gauging-goodness-fit-teachers-assessments-their-instructional-teams)”. American Journal of Education, 123, Pp. 383-406 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Teacher teams are increasingly common in urban schools. In this study, we an- alyze teachers’ responses to teams in six high-poverty schools. Teachers used two criteria to assess teams’ goodness of fit in meeting the demands of their work: whether their... ### 2016 Nicole S. Simon Susan Moore Johnson Stefanie K. Reinhorn. 2016. “[Teamwork: Time Well Spent](/publications/teamwork-time-well-spent-0)”. Educational Leadership, 78, 8, Pp. 24-29 Nicole S. Simon Susan Moore Johnson Stefanie K. Reinhorn. 2016. “[Teamwork: Time Well Spent](/publications/teamwork-time-well-spent-0)”. Educational Leadership, 78, 8, Pp. 24-29 ### 2015 Matthew A. Kraft, John P. Papay, Susan Moore Johnson, Megin Charner-Laird, Monica Ng, and Stefanie Reinhorn. 2015. “[Educating Amid Uncertainty: The Organizational Supports Teachers Need to Serve Students in High-Poverty Schools](/publications/educating-amid-uncertainty-organizational-supports-teachers-need-serve)”. Educational Administration Quarterly, 51, 5, Pp. 753-90 Matthew A. Kraft, John P. Papay, Susan Moore Johnson, Megin Charner-Laird, Monica Ng, and Stefanie Reinhorn. 2015. “[Educating Amid Uncertainty: The Organizational Supports Teachers Need to Serve Students in High-Poverty Schools](/publications/educating-amid-uncertainty-organizational-supports-teachers-need-serve)”. Educational Administration Quarterly, 51, 5, Pp. 753-90 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract ## Abstract **Purpose:** We examine how uncertainty, both about students and the context in which they are taught, remains a persistent condition of teachers’ work in high-poverty, urban schools. We describe six schools’ organizational responses to these... Nicole S. Simon and Susan Moore Johnson. 2015. “[Teacher Turnover in High-Poverty Schools: What We Know and Can Do](/publications/teacher-turnover-high-poverty-schools-what-we-know-and-can-do)”. Teachers College Record, 117, 3, Pp. 1-36 Nicole S. Simon and Susan Moore Johnson. 2015. “[Teacher Turnover in High-Poverty Schools: What We Know and Can Do](/publications/teacher-turnover-high-poverty-schools-what-we-know-and-can-do)”. Teachers College Record, 117, 3, Pp. 1-36 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract ***Background/Context:** Over the past three decades, teacher turnover has increased sub- stantially in U.S. public schools, especially in those serving large portions of low-income students of color. Teachers who choose to leave high-poverty schools serving*... ### 2014 Susan Moore Johnson, Stefanie K. Reinhorn, Megin Charner-Laird, Matthew A. Kraft, Monica Ng, and John P. Papay. 2014. “[Ready to Lead, But How? Teachers’ Experiences in High-Poverty Urban Schools](/publications/ready-lead-how-teachers-experiences-high-poverty-urban-schools)”. Teachers College Record, 116, 10, Pp. 1-50 Susan Moore Johnson, Stefanie K. Reinhorn, Megin Charner-Laird, Matthew A. Kraft, Monica Ng, and John P. Papay. 2014. “[Ready to Lead, But How? Teachers’ Experiences in High-Poverty Urban Schools](/publications/ready-lead-how-teachers-experiences-high-poverty-urban-schools)”. Teachers College Record, 116, 10, Pp. 1-50 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract ### Background/Context *Many strategies to improve failing urban schools rest on efforts to improve leadership within the school. Effective school-based leadership depends not only on the activities of the principal, but also on teachers’ efforts to address*... ### 2012 Susan Moore Johnson. 2012. “[Build the Capacity of Teachers and Their Schools](/publications/rd-build-capacity-teachers-and-their-schools)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 94, 1, Pp. 62-65 Susan Moore Johnson. 2012. “[Build the Capacity of Teachers and Their Schools](/publications/rd-build-capacity-teachers-and-their-schools)”. Phi Delta Kappan, 94, 1, Pp. 62-65 Susan Moore Johnson. 2012. “[Having It Both Ways: Building the Capacity of Individuals and Their Schools](/publications/having-it-both-ways-building-capacity-individuals-and-their-schools)”. Harvard Educational Review, 82, 1, Pp. 107-22 Susan Moore Johnson. 2012. “[Having It Both Ways: Building the Capacity of Individuals and Their Schools](/publications/having-it-both-ways-building-capacity-individuals-and-their-schools)”. Harvard Educational Review, 82, 1, Pp. 107-22 - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract In this article, Susan Moore Johnson calls for a balanced approach to improving teaching and learning, one that focuses on both teachers and the contexts in which they work. Drawing on over a decade of research on the experiences of new teachers, Johnson... ### 2007 Susan Moore Johnson and Morgaen Donaldson. 2007. “[Overcoming Obstacles to Leadership.](/publications/overcoming-obstacles-leadership)”. Educational Leadership, 65, 1, Pp. 8-13 Susan Moore Johnson and Morgaen Donaldson. 2007. “[Overcoming Obstacles to Leadership.](/publications/overcoming-obstacles-leadership)”. Educational Leadership, 65, 1, Pp. 8-13 ### 2001 Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu, and Heather G. Peske. 2001. “[Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers: The Importance of School Based Support](/publications/retaining-next-generation-teachers-importance-school-based-support)”. Harvard Education Letter, 17 (4) Susan Moore Johnson, Sarah E. Birkeland, Susan M. Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu, and Heather G. Peske. 2001. “[Retaining the Next Generation of Teachers: The Importance of School Based Support](/publications/retaining-next-generation-teachers-importance-school-based-support)”. Harvard Education Letter, 17 (4)