The city's new school board majority Tuesday pushed through its first wave of reform measures — and fast.
As a result, the Los Angeles Unified School District has new initiatives aimed at measuring student performance, paying employees on time, decreasing the dropout rate, helping English learners, building smaller schools, recruiting new employees, training principals and increasing parent involvement.
Innovative high schools in New York City and across the country are preparing more underserved students for college and career success
Guest opinion: Come clean on small schools
Small high school reform in Chicago is delivering on many of its promises, including a reduction in student dropouts and improvements in attendance, but it has yet to show test score improvements, according to the first comprehensive report on the reform prepared by the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University.
One of the $29 billion foundation's key initiatives is improving high-school education in the U. S. Here's a look at how Bill and Melinda Gates have become personally involved in this Herculean task.
Many teachers in the ‘small high schools’ movement shout ‘Yes!’—but others are less convinced. Here’s what you need to know about this latest wave of reform.
Some are wondering whether shrinking the size of America’s high schools can help, not just to keep more students in school, but, equally important, to prepare greater numbers for college. In recent years, some 400 “small schools” have opened in diverse communities across the country.
In addition to reviewing the small school movement in New York City, this report profiles one school in the Bronx that is a part of the New Schools Initiative.
Report requested by the Gates Foundation on the effectiveness of Small Schools
The Small Schools Project, part of the Coalition of Essential Schools Northwest, promotes the development of small schools committed to:
*Rigorous, relevant learning experiences for students
*Powerful relationships that support student learning
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The city's new school board majority Tuesday pushed through its first wave of reform measures — and fast. As a result, the Los Angeles Unified School District has new initiatives aimed at measuring student performance, paying employees on time, decreasing the dropout rate, helping English learners, building smaller schools, recruiting new employees, training principals and increasing parent involvement.
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