Using an inquiry-based approach to address the challenge of improving schools provides opportunities for informed decision making and carries great promise for return on investment. Taking a collaborative approach toward improvement can be complex, yet also rewarding because of the opportunity to leverage the knowledge and capacity of multiple entities. The article presents an example of an education collaborative in Northern California that took an inquiry-based approach to their regional school improvement challenge of improving rates of college readiness and completion. The article provides insight into the structure, framework, and tools that were used to build and support the work of the collaborative, and reflects on the conditions that promote successful implementation of an inquiry-based approach to drive system change. Moreover, because each partner in the collaborative progressed through a unique process of inquiry and improvement, the article affords an opportunity to consider school improvement in multiple settings.

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教育改进的情境研究：北加州的协作过程

使用基于探究的方法来应对改善学校的挑战，为做出明智的决策提供了机会，并有望带来巨大的投资回报。采取协作方法进行改进可能很复杂，但也有回报，因为有机会利用多个实体的知识和能力。本文介绍了北加利福尼亚州的一个教育合作组织的示例，该合作组织采用基于探究的方法来应对地区学校改进挑战，即提高大学准备率和完成率。本文深入介绍了用于构建和支持协作工作的结构、框架和工具，并反思了促进成功实施基于查询的方法以推动系统变革的条件。而且，