School & District Management Series

High School Reform

Coming of Age

An occasional series on high school reform.

College & Workforce Readiness Acceleration Under Review
As more high school students enroll in programs that award college credit, policymakers are asking questions about quality.
Alyson Klein, July 31, 2007
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9 min read
Model lobster boats by artist Diana Cherbuliez, of Vinalhaven, Maine, hang in the lobby of the Vinalhaven School, which offers an Advanced Placement art class, part of a program to boost AP enrollment.
Model lobster boats by artist Diana Cherbuliez, of Vinalhaven, Maine, hang in the lobby of the Vinalhaven School, which offers an Advanced Placement art class, part of a program to boost AP enrollment.
Fred Field for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Rigorous Courses, Fresh Enrollment
A multistate effort to draw nontraditional students into Advanced Placement starts to pay off.
Michele McNeil, May 8, 2007
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11 min read
Cheyanne Zahrt, who teaches biology at the Academy of College and Career Exploration in Baltimore, confers with health teacher Todd Henning during an afterschool program at the 3-year-old small high school.
Cheyanne Zahrt, who teaches biology at the Academy of College and Career Exploration in Baltimore, confers with health teacher Todd Henning during an afterschool program at the 3-year-old small high school.
Hector Emanuel for Education Week
Federal Cultures of Commitment
Teachers in the small public high schools cropping up in many U.S. cities find the human dimension of their jobs bringing both strains and rewards.
Bess Keller, April 17, 2007
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10 min read
Cindy Mahese, a student at the Young Adult Borough Center at John Adams High School, conducts an exercise on planting seeds with young visitors to the Queens Botanical Gardens. Her internship at the gardens, three days a week, was arranged through her high school.
Cindy Mahese, a student at the Young Adult Borough Center at John Adams High School, conducts an exercise on planting seeds with young visitors to the Queens Botanical Gardens. Her internship at the gardens, three days a week, was arranged through her high school.
Emile Wamsteker for Education Week
Federal Pathways to a Diploma
In New York City, high school students who are overage and undercredited can take several routes to graduation.
Catherine Gewertz, April 10, 2007
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8 min read
Christine Bernard, center, leads an advisory group with students Juan Tejada, left, and D'Larys Rivera.
Christine Bernard, center, leads an advisory group with students Juan Tejada, left, and D'Larys Rivera.
Photo by Emile Wamsteker
School & District Management An Advisory Advantage
The Bronx Lab School in New York City places strong emphasis on staff members' relationships with students, and gets good results.
Catherine Gewertz, March 6, 2007
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9 min read
Education Funding Gates Learns to Think Big
After a massive investment in small high schools, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is broadening its reach to include all levels of K-12 policy.
October 10, 2006
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12 min read