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Required Reading: Rethinking High School

Rethinking High School: Preparing Students for Success in College, Career, and Life
This is the fourth report in a series focusing on secondary reform and redesign. Previous Rethinking High School reports include:

Rethinking High School: An Introduction to New York City’s Experience
Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success
Rethinking High School: Inaugural Graduations at [...]

June 29th, 2009 | Category: Citywide, Eastern High School, Policy, Ward 6 Schools | Leave a comment

Stanford report challenges charter school quality control

Analyzing longitudinal data from 16 states, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University concluded that the “problem of quality is the most pressing issue that charter schools and their supporters face.”  The study, Multiple Choice: Charter School Performance in 16 States, measures growth in the performance of charter school students to that [...]

June 25th, 2009 | Category: Charter Schools, Citywide, Policy | Leave a comment

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Ward 6 Stats

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), for better or worse, is the measure by which schools receiving federal monies are judged. Ward 6 schools — both DCPS and charter schools — make up a portfolio of high performing, adequate and struggling schools on the AYP scale. Take a look, you may be surprised.

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