Looking for new high school-related resources?  Here are some pieces that other organizations have recently released:*

 Sustained Positive Effects on Graduation Rates Produced by New York City’s Small Public High Schools of Choice (MDRC, January 2012) A new MDRC study finds that new, small, New York City public high schools that are open to students of all academic backgrounds have substantial impacts on rates of graduation with Regents diplomas for…

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On January 18, 2011, the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) hosted a national summit and invited panelists such as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, 2011 Georgia Teacher of the Year Pam Williams, Executive Director of the Data Quality Campaign Aimee Guider, and others, to discuss why education data matters, how education data is currently being used, and what actionable steps need to be taken to strengthen data use across…

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A growing national focus on college and career readiness (CCR) has emerged over the past decade. For example, in order for states to qualify for a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Waiver, states must adopt “college and career ready standards” for English/language arts and mathematics, administer assessments that measure these standards, and report data on college-going and college-accumulation rates for all students in their states.[1] In addition, the…

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On Thursday, January 12, 2012, the National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk (NDTAC) hosted a Webinar highlighting two school- and community- centered truancy prevention programs that target youth who are at risk of dropping out of school, and recovering those who have already dropped out.

Truancy, or unexcused absenteeism, has been linked to higher dropout…

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On Tuesday, January 10^th, 2012, Solutions to the Dropout Crisis, the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network’s monthly radio Webcast series, hosted “School Climate: Why Is It Important?” Terry Pickeral, president of Cascade Educational Consultants, presented and explained research and practices addressing school climate.

In literature and in practice, “school climate” is referenced by many names. “School culture,” “conditions for learning,” and “supportive learning environments,” are all terms used to…

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The Alliance for Excellent Education recently released an issue brief, “The Digital Learning Imperative: How Technology and Teaching Meet Today’s Education Challenges.”  The brief highlights several major issues in education and argues that they can be addressed with innovative, technology-based solutions.

One challenge facing high schools is graduating students who are competitive in a changing global workplace.  Too few students are graduating high school, and of those who…

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A recent High School Matters blog post, Family Engagement for High School Success Initiative, shared information about the United Way Worldwide’s Family Engagement for High School Success (FEHS), which aims to support disadvantaged high school youth by increasing family involvement in their education. This initiative is part of United Way Worldwide’s strategy to significantly reduce the nation’s high school dropout rate by 2018. Washoe County School District (WCSD) in Reno,…

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