This six-part special report focuses on efforts being made to redesign the American high school to meet the challenges of today’s knowledge-driven society.
| THE SERIES THIS WEEK, May 9, 2001 | |
| K-12 and College Expectations Often Fail To Mesh The skills and knowledge required to succeed in college are often vastly diiferent from state academic standards required for graduating high school seniors. The fifth of six parts. | |
| Making Dreams of College Come True One California administrator is working hard to close the gaps in college attendance for minority students. | |
| PREVIOUSLY... | |
| The Breakup: Suburbs Try Smaller High Schools , May 2, 2001 | An increasing number of schools across the country are subdividing into smaller schools to fight poor achievement, student alienation, and other school ailments. |
| AP Program Assumes Larger Role, April 25, 2001 | Efforts to give high school students access to college-level coursework are booming. Is this as good a sign as it seems? |
| A Quiet Crisis: Unprepared For High Stakes, April 18, 2001 | The nationwide drive to hold high school students to more rigorous academic standards and tests reveals a quiet crisis: A large proportion of students who are already in high school are not yet doing high-school-level work. |
| Getting Serious About High School, April 11, 2001 | Recent studies and reform initiatives suggest a growing sense that what is needed for the nation’s high schools is nothing short of a new mission for a new century. |
| THE REST OF THE SERIES... | |
| Making It Happen, May 16, 2001 | Some high schools are defying the odds to become places where students achieve uncommon success. |
