Educational Leadership, ASCD, 2008. (web publication)
Find information on the reshaping of high schools, including a number of calls for policy changes, descriptions of reform models that work, and ways to improve high schools both systemically and incrementally. The authors make clear that a wealth of new choices needs to be developed because the typical high school culture is not working for so many.
ASCD, 2008. (book, available for purchase, 200 pgs.)
In research over the last decade, educators have learned to identify six areas in which high schools begin to fail their students. The authors examine these six problem areas, allowing readers to look at personalized learning in several different ways and offering six ways to engage students and prevent any from believing they are stupid.
MDRC, 2008. (PDF, 63 pgs.)
Career Academies have become a widely used high school reform initiative that aims to keep students engaged in school and prepare them for successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment.
April 24, 2013
We look to principals and heads of schools for leadership and support as we are asked to do more with less for our students. As leaders, learners, advocates, communicators, and developers, principals face complex challenges.
The Examples Map
Use our interactive map tool to find examples of schools and communities worldwide that are implementing a whole child approach to education.
