Making Standards Meaningful: High School Reform Efforts in Washington State

October 2001
Sara Taggart, Mary Beth Celio

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This report marks the third year of our exploration into the way fast-improving schools in Washington State work. This year, we turned our attention to high schools. Using data from the tenth grade WASL, we selected and interviewed principals from 26 high schools across the state that made greater gains than other schools serving similar populations.