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Donovan, Margaret; Galatowitsch, Patrick; Hefferin, Keri; Highland, Shanita – Educational Leadership, 2013
The "David" is Fern Creek Elementary, a small urban school in Orlando, Florida, that serves an overwhelmingly disadvantaged student population. The "Goliaths" are the mountains of problems that many inner-city students face--poverty, homelessness, mobility, instability, limited parent involvement, and violent neighborhood…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Effective Schools Research, Teamwork, Educational Practices