School Improvement
School & District Management
Opinion
Partnering to Improve: Insights from Baltimore
How using Improvement Science methods has helped solve problems in Baltimore schools. Contributed by the Baltimore Education Research Consortium.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Case for Improvement Science
A perspective on Improvement Science as a promising concept in education, particularly in research-practice partnerships. Contributed by the Baltimore Education Research Consortium.
School & District Management
Video
Cincinnati Superintendent Shares Her Vision for School Improvement
Mary Ronan is the superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools. She was recognized as an exceptional school leader in 2013 for turning around Cincinnati schools. In this presentation at Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From event, Superintendent Ronan describes her district’s school improvement plan and explains what schools can do to meet—and exceed—the expectations they have for the students they serve.
More about Ronan’s philosophy here: https://leaders.edweek.org/profile/mary-ronan/
College & Workforce Readiness
Investigation: High Schools Hide Dropouts by Steering Them to Alternative Programs
A ProPublica investigation finds that many high schools game their accountability systems by funneling their worst achievers to alternative schools, where they learn little or drop out.
School & District Management
Competency-Based Learning: A Dropout Prevention Strategy?
A new study by the U.S. Department of Education finds that nearly one-third of high schools offer competency-based advancement, the opportunity to move ahead based on mastery, rather than seat time.
School & District Management
Video
Successful K-12 Leaders 'Can't Do Everything': Mike Schmoker, Keynote Speaker, Leaders To Learn From 2017
The most effective district and school leaders are able to identify the practices that are working best to improve classroom teaching and student achievement and help keep their teams of educators focused on those, says K-12 school improvement expert Mike Schmoker who will deliver a keynote address at Leaders To Learn From 2017. See him speak at our event in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2017.
School & District Management
Video
'We Have Complicated School Improvement': Mike Schmoker, Keynote Speaker, Leaders To Learn From 2017
Over the years, countless ideas, initiatives, and mandates for improving student achievement and public schooling have been tried out, but very often have fallen short. Why? In a preview of his keynote discussion, sought-after K-12 school improvement expert Mike Schmoker argues that district and school leaders, along with teachers, need to be empowered to prioritize what is most effective for helping students succeed. See him speak at our event in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2017.
College & Workforce Readiness
College Readiness, College-Admissions Tests: The Most-Read Posts From 2016
College readiness and college-admissions testing dominated the list of the most-read posts of 2016 on "High School & Beyond" blog.
School & District Management
Can Texting Lead to Sustained Attendance Gains for High Schools? Nope.
A New York City experiment tried using text messages to tell parents whether their high school students were showing up for class, but it didn't produce sustained improvement in students' attendance.
College & Workforce Readiness
High School Poverty, Minority Enrollment, Undermine College Progress, Study Finds
The National Student Clearinghouse report quantifies what most educators know: Students from schools with high rates of poverty or large enrollments of minority students enroll in college, and complete college, at much lower rates than their more advantaged peers.
School & District Management
Does High School Choice Really Expand Students' Options?
A new study finds that even high-achieving middle school students don't apply to New York City's most competitive high schools, raising questions about the power of high school choice.
College & Workforce Readiness
Study: 9th and 10th Grades Offer Key Chance to Re-Engage Disengaged Students
A new study finds that the first two years of high school offer a powerful opportunity to change the trajectories of students who have begun to disengage from school.
Special Report
Moving the Needle on Achievement
This special report dives into the toolbox available to those looking to boost school quality, and the opportunities and challenges posed by the new Every Student Succeeds Act.
School & District Management
10 High School Redesign Projects Win $100 Million in 'XQ Super School' Contest
A new school for homeless and foster students, a former dropout factory, and a school formed around student-led projects are among the 10 designs receiving $10 million each from the XQ Super School Project.
