New research helps define how school culture drives student success

DemerathP-2007A positive school culture leads to greater student achievement, according to researcher Peter Demerath, associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. A culture built on “the shared belief that students are capable of achievement is crucial to strong academics, closing the achievement gap, and creating educational equity,” according to Demerath, who has studied the school culture at Harding Senior High School in St. Paul for over five years.

Read more about this research in Demerath’s Vision 2020 blog post.

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