You can get there from here: Using a theory of change approach to plan urban education reform

This article presents a theory of change approach to planning educational r eform initiatives with a focus on district level efforts. Using examples fr om ongoing consulting work with urban school districts, we walk through ste ps in a planning process that can yield a theory of change that meets 4 cri teria: plausible, doable, testable, and meaningful. The benefits of this pl anning approach for evaluation and implementation of district level educati onal reform are also discussed. We conclude with implications of this appro ach for educational and psychological consultants working with educational reform initiatives.