What’s Available: Tools and Resources
The National High School Center provides access to the latest research and tools associated with high school programs and strategies that help improve U.S. high schools.
Currently available on the Web site:
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Quick Stats Fact Sheet: High Schools in the U.S. [pdf]
Summarizes information and references on U.S. high school students and their schools.
NCLB and High Schools [pdf]
Offers an at-a-glance summary of how No Child Left Behind provisions relate to high schools.
“Leading the Way to a Smooth Ninth Grade Transition” our first Webinar, focuses on issues relating to the critical transition from middle school to high school. Presenters: Dr. Tony Cavanna, a former superintendent of schools in Fort Lee, N.J., Plainview-Old Bethpage, N.Y., Rahway, N.J., and New York City; Dr. Don Dailey, former Co-Director of the National High School Center; and Dr. James Kemple, Director of the K-12 Education Policy Area at MDRC.
National High School Center Brochure [pdf]
Provides an informative and concise overview of the National High School Center. |
Coming Next
State Profiles
The National High School Center is working on compiling a series of 50 state benchmark profiles which will provide easily accessible information regarding high school improvement initiatives as reported by individual states. These profiles will summarize high school-related statistics and the status of high schools in every state, such as:
- Demographics;
- Student achievement;
- Teacher quality;
- Accountability; and
- State specific and cross-state high school initiatives.
Issue Brief
Emerging Evidence on Improving Achievement and Graduation Rates:The Effects of Four Popular Improvement Programs, highlights best practices and lessons learned gleaned from the rigorous evaluations conducted by MDRC of four high-school improvement programs including Career Academies, First things First, Project GRAD, and Talent Development.
Add Your Event
The National High School Center wants to keep you informed of upcoming high school related conferences and events. Our Web site has an Events Calendar listing national conferences, workshops, and dialogues sponsored by organizations around the country. If you have events relevant to high school improvement, we encourage you to submit them via the online form on our Web site.
About Us
The National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), in collaboration with its partners, strives to provide the most up-to-date, accessible information on breakthroughs in high school improvement, vetted best practices, hands on technical assistance, and an easy-to-use navigation of the latest research on creating and maintaining excellent high schools. The National High School Center does not endorse any interventions nor does it conduct field studies. The National High School Center Web site is available at www.betterhighschools.org.
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