Raising the Bar and Closing the Gap builds on the PLC knowledge base to provide even clearer, more time-tested insights regarding intervention and support for student learning in a PLC. The authors expand upon their proven PLC framework with lessons learned from schools and districts across North America that have successfully gone from traditional schools to PLCs. They combine the foundational concepts of the PLC framework with real-life examples from educators who have implemented the concepts. Readers will see schools and students just like theirs in the case studies.