Ask the Expert

The National High School Center's Ask the Expert column, which occurred from January 2009 to May 2010, involved a monthly, topical discussion led by an expert in a specific high school improvement area. The column allowed viewers to pose questions on a particular topic and receive a posted answer on the National High School Center Web site within a short turnaround time. While this column is no longer active, the archived columns and additional resources about the given topic are provided below as a resource to further educate readers.

View our past featured discussions:

Using the Right Data to Determine if High School Interventions Are Working to Prepare Students for College and Careers (May 2010)
High School Innovation and Early College High Schools (March/April 2010)
Common Core State Standards Initiative (January/February 2010)
How Students with Disabilities Can Stay On-Track and Graduate High School (December 2009)
Federal Role in High School Improvement (October/November 2009)
School Turnaround (September 2009)
Educating English Language Learners (July/August 2009)
High School Literacy (June 2009)
Technology and Its Role In Increasing High School Success (April/May 2009)
Building Capacity for High School Improvement at the State, District and School Levels (March 2009)
Dropout Prevention (February 2009)
Tiered Intervention (January 2009)

Opinions expressed by our Experts are not necessarily the opinion of the National High School Center or the U.S. Department of Education.