REPORTS
AND ESSAYS WE RECOMMEND READING
Rethinking
High School: The Next Frontier for State Policymakers
College Credit
in High School: Increasing Post-secondary Credential Rates of Underrepresented
Students
A
Shared Agenda: A Leadership Challenge to Improve College Access and Success
Teacher-Ownership
as Entrepreneurship in Public Education
Betraying
the College Dream: How Disconnected K-12 and Postsecondary Education Systems
Undermine Student Aspirations
Students'
Misconceptions About Preparing For And Attending College
Teachers
in Professional Practice: An inventory of new opportunities for teachers working
collectively as professionals
Links,
Articles, Essays, and Opinions on K-12 Education
Measuring
Instructional Quality in Accountability Systems: Classroom Assignment Quality
and Student Achievement
Action
Research: A Method For Identifying School Success When Standardized Testing
Fails
Secretary's
Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS)
Investing
in Higher Education: How much is it worth to California? (Executive Summary)
For full report click here
High
Schools for the New Millennium
High-Quality
High Schools
Remedial
Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions
Making
Sense of Charter Schools: Evidence from California
The
Impact of NCLB on Student Achievement and Growth
A
Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth
Computers
as Mindtools for Engaging Learners in Critical Thinking
Rigor,
Relevance and Relationships in Educational Reform: The Story of the Hope Study
Edvisions
Design Essentials
Charter
School Success: A summary of the Current Research on California's Effectiveness
at Improving Student Achievement
Creating
a Portfolio of Great High Schools
Sally
Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation: Building the Field of Social Entrepreneurship
How
are California's charter schools doing on state assessments?
What
is a Social Entrepreneur?
Learn
more about Social Entrepreneurship here
California
Charter Schools: How Are They Performing?
Excellence
Loves Company: A Tipping Point Turnaround Strategy for California's Low-Performing
Schools
Outstanding
Practices
A
Closer Look at Charter Schools Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling
California's
Charter Schools on State Assessments: Analysis of 2006 APR Data
Everyone
A Changemaker: Social Entrepreneurship's Ultimate Goal
Charter
High Schools Closing the Achievement Gap
How
Schools Fail Kids and How They Could Be Better
Tough
Choices or Tough Times
America
in the Global Economy
Failing
Our Future (Executive Summary) For full report click
here
Closing
Achievement Gaps at all Grade Levels: The Next Phase in Improving California's
Public Schools
Building
a Legacy for the Next Generation
Keeping
California's Edge: The Growing Demand for Highly Educated Workers
Reaching
Higher — a Roadmap for the Future of Education Reform in California
FutureWork:
Vocational Training Back In Vogue
The
Charter School Experience
Charter
Schools and Special Education Q and A
Strategy
+ Business: The Beatles Principles
Involving
Youth in Nonprofit Arts Organizations
Quality
Standards for Charter School Operations
High
Performance Schools
School
Design and Student Learning in the 21st Century
Map
of Future Forces Affecting Education
Framework
for 21st Century Learning
Identifying
and Replicating the "DNA" of Successful Charter Schools
The
Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action
The
Hobbit Effect: Why Small Works in Public Education
Schools
as Centers of Community: A Citizen's Guide for Planning and Design
Growing
Hope as a Determinant of School Effectiveness
All
Students College-Ready: Findings from the (Gates) Foundation's Education Work
2000-2006
Bottom
Line: Six Myths About the Financial Impact of Public Charter Schools
Achievement
in Charter Schools and Regular Public Schools in the United States: Understanding
the Differences
Raising
the Bar on Charter School Laws: 2006 Ranking and Scorecard
2007
Charter School Facility Finance Landscape
Are
Californians Getting Their Money's Worth from Their Public Schools?
Would
School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?
Similar
English Learner Students, Different Results: Why Do Dome Schools Do Better?
The
Influence of Founder Type on Charter School Structures and Operations
Merced
Union High School District 2007/2008 All Funds Budget
Ready
for Work
How
to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century
Aligning
the Journey With a Destination: A Model for K-12 Reading Standards
Top
10 Charter Communities by Market Share
Career
Technical Education: Creating Options for High School Success
Can
Smaller High Schools Help More Students Succeed?
A
Picture of High School Redesign: Eight Great Schools
Rethinking
High School: five profiles of innovative models for student success
For the Executive Summary, click here
The
3Rs Solution
The
Hebb Rule
For further explination, click here
Charter
Trends in High-Need Districts
Similar
English Learner Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?
Workplace
Charter Schools: Florida Blazes the Trail
Governor's
Committee on Education Excellence Report
Multiple
Measures of Accountability for California Charter Schools (MMACCS)
Restraint
& Seclusion in California Schools: A Failing Grade
Creating
the Capacity for Change: How and Why Governors and Legislatures Are Opening
a New-Schools Sector in Public Education
Alternative-Education
Programs: The 'Quiet Giant" in Minnesota Public Education
Creating
the Schools Our Nation Needs
Toward Quality and Growth: The
National Alliance and the Charter School Movement 2007
Familiarity
Breeds Content: As the Charter Movement Grows, So Does Public Approval
Boeing
2007 Corporate Phlanthropy Report: Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship
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