Subtle Webs

“Trinidad has written a lively and engaging account of how dropout prediction systems have been driven by both external factors like school improvement organizations and internal factors like shared understandings of the problem of dropping out. The result is a deeply researched and convincing analysis of this important topic.” —Heather Haveman, author of The Power of Organizations “This book provides a brilliant and comprehensive analysis of how educational change can come from the outside in—through networked organizations that leverage educational transformation in schools. Understanding the subtle yet powerful influence of these players in the education space is essential knowledge for education scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike.” —Amanda Datnow, University of California San Diego “Trinidad shines a bright light on oft-hidden activists and private nonprofits that craft progressive change inside schools. These fragile, yet potent networks of reformers, scholars, and philanthropists jolt dusty bureaucracies to lift long-ignored students. He tells an eye-opening story of how webs of organizers quietly chip away at recalcitrant institutions.” —Bruce Fuller, author of When Schools Work