Teaching in Context (Harvard Education Press, 2017) synthesizes new evidence from a range of leading scholars showing that teachers become more effective when they work in organizations and school systems that support them in comprehensive and coordinated ways. Read the introduction here. 

Two essential reads: How to Best Add Value, Strike a Balance Between the Individual and the Organization by Susan Moore Johnson and The Missing Link in School Reform by Carrie R. Leana.

Explore the Institute's Social Side of Education Reform Campaign and related blog series.