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Toward A More Comprehensive Conception of College Readiness
Dr. David Conley, Educational Policy Improvement Center
2007
(968 KB PDF)
Forming a College-Going Community in U.S. Public High Schools
Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University
2007
(126 KB PDF)
Rethinking High School: Preparing Students for Success in College, Career and Life
Grace Calisi Corbett, Tracy A. Huebner, WestEd
2007
Leading the Conversion Process: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for Converting to Small Learning Communities
Jeffrey T. Fouts, Duane B. Baker, Carol J. Brown, and Shirley C. Riley, Fouts & Associates, LLC
2006
(173 KB PDF)
A Resource Guide for Adolescent Literacy
Judith L. Irvin, Ph. D., National Literacy Project
2006
(557 KB PDF)
Research Briefs
American Institutes for Research
2006
Differentiated Instruction (1 MB PDF file)
Teacher Capacity (4.2 MB PDF file)
Math Instruction (2 MB PDF file)
Rethinking High School
Visit the WestEd site to read a research report, which profiles five diverse schools that are succeeding.
Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Melvina Phillips,National Association of Secondary School Principals
October 2005
Distributing Leadership: Moving from High School Hierarchy to Shared Responsibility
Catherine A. Wallace, Mary Beth Lambert, Mike Copland, and Louise K. Lowry
The Small Schools Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington
2005
Is More Better? The Impact of Postsecondary Education on the Economic and Social Well-Being of American Society
Adriane Williams and Watson Scott Swail, Education Policy Institute
May 2005
A Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth
National High School Alliance
March 2005
Learning to Change: School Coaching for Systemic Reform
Carol J. Brown, Heather R. Stroh, Jeffrey T. Fouts, and Duane B. Baker, Fouts & Associates, L.L.C.
February 2005
(843 KB PDF)
New Bet for Better Schools?: Diversifying Philanthropic Strategies to Improve Student Learnings
Grantmakers for Education
2005
Solving the Puzzle: Redesigning Large High Schools Together. A Study Kit to Support the Redesign of Large High Schools
School Redesign Network at Stanford University
Updated 2005
Student Research for Action
What Kids Can Do, Inc. (WKCD)
Updated 2005
Breakthrough High Schools:
You Can Do It, Too! Volume I
National Association of Secondary School Principals
2004
A Winning Combination
Elizabeth Boone, Marlene Hartzman, and Dianne Mero, National Association of Secondary School Principals
Principal Leadership, 5(4)
December 2004
(3.3 MB PDF)
Crisis or Possibility?: Conversations About the American High School
James Harvey and Naomi Housman, National High School Alliance
May 2004
(289 KB PDF)
Expectations Gap: A 50-State Review of High School Graduation Requirements
Achieve, Inc.
2004
High-Quality High Schools: Preparing All Students for Success in Postsecondary Education, Careers and Citizenship
The Ohio State Board of Education’s Task Force on Quality High Schools for a Lifetime of Opportunities
October 2004
Elevating the Conversation: Building Professional Community in Small High Schools
Catherine A. Wallach and Chrysan Gallucci with Mike Copland, Mary Beth Lambert, and Louise K. Lowry, The Small Schools Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington
2004
Knowing & Being Known: Personalization as a Foundation for Student Learning
Mary Beth Lambert and Louise K. Lowry with Mike Copland, Chrysan Gallucci, and Catherine A. Wallach, The Small Schools Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington
2004
The Julia Richman Education Complex: The JREC Story
NCREST, School Redesign Network at Stanford University, and JREC’s Urban Academy
January 2004
Planning Resources for Teachers in Small High Schools
The Small Schools Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington
2004
Reforming American High Schools - Why, What, and How
Willard R. Daggett
International Center for Leadership in Education
2004
(3.1 MB PDF)
Using Rigorous Evidence to Improve Policy and Practice
MDRC
January 2004
(632 KB PDF)
An Early Report on Comprehensive High School Conversions
Catherine A. Wallach with Richard Lear, The Small Schools Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington
March 2003
Executive summary (500 KB PDF)
Full report (736 KB PDF)
Converting a Comprehensive High School into Small Learning Communities: A Case Study of Mountlake Terrace High School
Catherine A. Wallach
The Small Schools Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education, University of Washington,
2002
Executive summary (127 KB PDF)
Full report (764 KB PDF)
Updated June 2007