Research & Reports
10 Elements of a Successful High School
Drawing from the work of leading researchers and educators from around the country, the Alliance for Excellent Education has identified ten key elements that every high school should have in place to ensure that all its students are successful. The list includes
2-1-1
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with community services and volunteer opportunities. 2-1-1 implementation is being spearheaded by United Ways and comprehensive, specialized referral agencies
A City Platform for Strengthening Families and Improving Outcomes for Children and Youth
Strong cities are built on a foundation of strong families. The National League of Cities' Council on Youth, Education, and Families developed a platform for municipal action on behalf of children, youth, and families.
A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities
The National League of Cities, funded by the Wallace Foundation identifies six action elements: committed leadership, a public or private coordinating entity, multi-year planning, reliable information, expanding participation, and commitment to quality that are
A Coherent Approach to High School Improvement:
Released by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and building off of Eight Elements of High School Improvement: A Mapping Framework, this tool is designed to help districts and schools assess current high school education policies and practices, identify areas of strengths and limitations, and implement coherent and sustainable school reform initiatives.
A District Leader's Guide to Relationships That Support Systemic Change
This booklet, released by the Annenberg Institute, briefly presents some of the results of a study of the relationship between school districts and "reform support organizations" (RSOs). RSOs include a range of public, quasi-public, private for-profit
A Framework for Learning and Results in Community Change Initiatives: Imagine, Act, Believe
In 2000, the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched a multisite community change effort called Making Connections. The initiative tests the theory that children do better when their families do better, and families do better when they live in neighborhoods that
A Framework for Success for All Students
This document outlines the conceptual framework for Schools for a New Society, Carnegie Corporation of New York’s $60 million initiative designed to reinvent American high school education. Launched in 2001, with additional support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the goal
A Guide to Evaluation Primers
This orientation guide to basic primers on program evaluation, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is directed toward the nonexpert, explaining central issues in evauation and their importance.
A Guide to Resources for Creating, Locating, and Using Child and Youth Indicator Data
This guide, developed by Child Trends focuses on current resources that are available to measure child and youth well-being.