Black Women School Leaders: Building Effective Schools Against the Odds

Leaders against all odds: Women victims of conflict in Colombia

In the current high-profile conflict within Colombia, women account for the majority of civilian victims. It has been argued that the inclusion of women in peace-building processes may help increase the scope and sustainability of the subsequently achieved peace. However, most women victims of conflict (WVCs) achieve public visibility simply because of their suffering, not because of their pote...

Women School Leaders: Entrepreneurs in Low Fee Private Schools in Three West African Nations

This study explores the opportunities and challenges of women who own low-fee private schools in three West African nations. With the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 and the Sustainable Development Goals in 2016, it has become obvious to policymakers that school leadership needs to be a policy priority around the world. Increased school autonomy and a greater f...

Against The Odds

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) fundamentally altered the safety net for lowincome families. PRWORA eliminated the 61-year-old Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and its companion welfare-to-work program—the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) training program. The new law provides states with block grants to establi...

How School Climate Distinguishes Schools That Are Beating the Achievement Odds A Climate for Academic Success

standing against all odds

I was born in a small town of Punjab, India. My father was in army. After a few years of retirement, he passed away. My mother is a house wife. I have 3 brothers and an elder sister. All of them are married. All of them are healthy and there is no congenital history of any kind of blindness. Since my childhood I didn't have any disease or severe illness. I studied in my home town and in 1990, g...