This report, from the American Youth Policy Forum, describes some of the more common approaches to school reform and highlights some unique strategies. The information is organized into topics surrounding student achievement, transitions to postsecondary, career preparation, community involvement, professional development, and leadership. The report highlights districts, schools and programs in each topic area and describes how they have been successful. The report also identifies and summarizes the points of leverage that need to be considered as schools, districts, states, and national organizations press for high school reform.
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Background and Context
Educational transformation requires changes at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. By supporting districts in their secondary school redesign efforts, state education agencies must not only provide direction, but also gain a deeper knowledge of the processes of redesign by learning from the experiences of individual districts. This in turn will facilitate stronger state leadership in support of future efforts.
