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REVIEW:
Principals, teachers, policy makers, education agency staff, or anyone interested in improving schools and increasing student achievement will be interested in the resources and information found at the Center for Comprehensive School Reform. Visitors will want to check out the Research and Publications section, which includes a database of over 4,500 abstracts, reports, and other information about school reform and improvement. Also worth a look are the Research Briefs that contains the Center's semi-annual research briefs, which are designed to help educators and policy makers understand new findings from school improvement research and practice. The 2005 briefs include topics on high-achieving middle schools for Latino students in poverty and what the research tells us about teacher leadership. The list of guides and tools include topics such as whole school reform, data-driven decision making, evaluating school progress, and reallocating resources. Technical assistance offers an Ask-the-Expert option as well as scheduled online discussions and a variety of Podcasts that can be downloaded to your computer. Also included is a news section that post school reform news, including new programs and policies, newly released studies and reports, grants, funding opportunities, and more. |
March 2006
