Across the country, urban school districts are moving beyond industrial-era systems by creating "innovation" or "partnership" schools that have the freedom to reinvent the way they educate students. The Progressive Policy Institute released a how-to guide for legislators, district leaders, and advocates who want to create more…

All students and their families should know their rights, whether or not they seek to challenge a disciplinary decision. Well-informed students, families, educators and community stakeholders can use this information to advocate for fair disciplinary practices in their school and district. This booklet is based on New Jersey state law. While an…

Bringing together leading scholars, this book describes proven ways to enhance early literacy skills in 3- and 4-year-olds, especially those from low-income families. Presented are scientifically based methods and approaches that are being applied in Early Reading First programs around the country. Important topics include promoting oral language…

This book is a short edited volume that brings together in one place, the best scholarly articles in charter schooling by national experts and leaders, written in a user-friendly fashion. It is the ideal introduction for those interested in the charter school movement with numerous insights for and by charter operators, administrators, and…

This illustrated booklet, prepared to help Buffalo students choose a public high school according to their special interests, may also serve as a model for preparing other school choices brochures. It is divided into eight major sections, reflecting the diversity of specialized schools and programs operated by the Buffalo Public School District:…

The policies and procedures described in this manual were developed to implement court-ordered desegregation transportation service for the interdistrict transfer plan. For the most part, these policies and procedures have been in effect since the beginning of the 1982-83 school year. The State Board of Education has acknowledged these policies…

This booklet provides parents and students with information about individual schools and programs within the Boston Public School system. The first section answers common questions about enrollment procedures, school assignments, bilingual education programs, kindergarten, transportation eligibility, family changes of address, and parent…

This booklet is intended to provide New York school district officials with a convenient yet comprehensive source of information on the investment of school funds. The booklet contains nine brief sections that focus in turn on school board investment policy, step-by-step investment guidelines, cash flow charts, types of investments, wire transfer…

The purpose of this document is to report a needs assessment questionnaire package based on the position that needs assessment surveys should gather the preferences of prospective participants regarding all modifiable aspects of an inservice program. The package consists of two instruments that may be administered either separately or in…

This issue of "Mini-School News" deals with the first 12 steps involved in starting a minischool. The first and most critical step is to clearly identify the problems that make reform seem necessary. The question then becomes one of identifying the possible solutions and sources of information about them. Then the data must be evaluated from a…

This handbook contains nine sections dealing with the administration of learning resource centers in urban community colleges. Learning resource center objectives, both general and specific, are described, and organization and administration are discussed. The remaining seven sections all deal with various personnel questions: personnel…

A consortium of seven urban districts in New Jersey was formed to provide a basis for cooperation between local districts, the regional Educational Improvement Centers, and the Urban Education Observatory in developing school improvement strategies. The consortium is organized into various levels of people (assistant superintendents, vice…

One in a series of five volumes of teacher-developed learning modules on urban career education (K-12), this document contains learning activities for grades 7-12 which are intended to be infused in the subject areas of language arts and social studies. Each module includes the following information: grade level, subject area, learner outcomes,…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to help Lutheran communities assess the feasibility of starting a Lutheran elementary school and to assist ongoing schools in current operation, this volume focuses on the response of Lutheran elementary schools to community changes. The publication begins by discussing the problem of sensitizing congregations…

The contents of this compilation of information on desegregation activities in Philadelphia, funded under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 405, are organized in 11 parts, as follows: (1) Introduction, (2) Description of School District of Philadelphia, (3) Housing Patterns as a Factor in Desegregation, (4) Map Depicting Racial…