Sentences with phrase «high school reform researchers»

High school reform researchers consistently find that immediate positive outcomes are more likely when launching a brand - new school like Manor New Tech, as compared to redesigning underperforming schools (National Evaluation of High School Transformation, 2006; cited in E3 Alliance, 2009).

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While the nation seemed transfixed by No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards, «one of the most wide - ranging reforms in public education» during that time, according to a group of researchers from Duke and MIT, «was the reorganization of large comprehensive high schools into small schools» in New York City.

On June 7th, with the release of Diplomas Count 2011, education experts and Education Week researchers held a four - hour discussion on the «college for all» debate, the value of education alternatives, and some perspectives on high school reforms.

But after many hours of conversations with researchers and practitioners as diverse as Anthony Bryk (Stanford University), Linda Darling Hammond (Stanford), Gene Bottoms (Southern Regional Education Board), Judy Codding (America's Choice cofounder), and Ted Sizer (Coalition of Essential Schools), Vander Ark became convinced that high school was where the reform money was most needed and that existing high schools were intrinsically weak institutions that could not be fixed on the mSchools), Vander Ark became convinced that high school was where the reform money was most needed and that existing high schools were intrinsically weak institutions that could not be fixed on the mschools were intrinsically weak institutions that could not be fixed on the margins.

The researchers also calculated the proportion of the change due to «within - school» reforms (such as extended learning time, professional development, and Common Core implementation) versus shifts in enrollment toward district and charter schools with higher academic growth, a metric they call «between - school» reforms.

In another article authored by Mark Dynarski, Education Reform Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute, Dynarski discusses how researchers are struggling to understand the reason for rising high school graduation numbers in the U.S. mainly due to a lack of research.

The chief researcher, Dr. James Kemple, said that «our results offer support for the strategic use of school closures as part of a multi-dimensional high school reform strategy.»