This gold mine of concise research-based strategies and tips to apply in your classroom, library, and school, is written by an expert in school improvement who shares the research on what works. -A busy principal, central-office administrator, or educator can use the accompanying CD of multimedia presentations to present the research in staff development settings or with parents and community members. -Search the Research by Topic and find just what you need for your program, school or district -Contribute to your school improvement team by providing the research base -Learn the research base behind the practices you know work Practicing educators today must use pertinent and timely research to guide their decisions. Finding the appropriate research, either on the Web or in hard copy, is time consuming and difficult. Readers will find this book filled with summaries of research on actual practices which will impact student achievement. An easy-to-digest, short summary of the research is presented stating the issue along the with practical actions, strategies and tips any educator can use to make improve student learning, implications for practice, questions that can be used for discussion, as well as references that lead to additional information. This book is the Swiss Army knife of school improvement and a tremendous resource for school improvement efforts.