Blue-Ribbon Panel To Set Standards For Reform Models
Nonprofit and for-profit organizations today are peddling dozens of "whole school" designs intended to improve student achievement. Now, a blue-ribbon panel has taken on the task of helping schools separate the wheat from the chaff.
The panel, created by New American Schools, a nonprofit group in Arlington, Va., plans to set "standards of quality" for providing schoolwide assistance. The aim is to help consumers decide which designs and providers would be right for their schools and which are most likely to yield results.
The 16-member panel, which includes the heads of national organizations representing teachers, principals, school boards, superintendents, governors, and major employers, expects to complete its work and release a set...
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