Having been thoroughly inspired by Karin Chenoweth’s previous book, It’s Being Done: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools – which chronicled the remarkable achievements occurring in challenged schools, Houston A+ staff eagerly awaited the sequel. How It's Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools offers detailed information and insights into precisely how such schools have exceeded expectations and achieved unprecedented levels of success, dramatically increasing student achievement and diminishing (and often eliminating) achievement gaps. In his Foreword to Chenoweth’s latest book, Pedro Noguera – Houston A+ visiting faculty member – observes: "Chenoweth shows us what it takes to beat the odds against adversity."