Publications
Our studies span governance, systems, and practice in public education. Through our reports we help make sense of complex trends and data, communicate new possibilities for system change, and provide guidance and thought leadership to support that change. We pride ourselves on our ability to see around the corner, reach across traditional party and sector lines, and craft solutions to problems few have anticipated. Explore our most recent publications below.
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Stimulating the Supply and Building the Capacity of New Schools and School Developers: Recommendations for the Design and Implementation of a New Schools Incubator June, 2000 Abigail Schumwinger |
An increasingly pressing issue impacting the quality of educational services in the United States is the country's growing need for new public schools equipped to meet the unique demands of this generation's students and policy environment. |
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Making Standards Stick April, 2000 Robin Lake, Maria McCarthy, Sara Taggart, Mary Beth Celio |
This report documents Washington State's attempts to ensure students meet new, higher standards for student learning. It is part of a trio of reports on this topic. The other reports are: Making Standards Work (1999) and Making Standards Meaningful (2001). |
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How Home Schooling Will Change Public Education April, 2000 Paul Hill |
More than 1.2 million students are now being taught at home, more students than are enrolled in the entire New York City public school system. This report discusses the pros and cons of learning at home and the effects home schooling will have on public schools. |
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It Takes a City: Getting Serious about Urban School Reform January, 2000 Paul Hill, Christine Campbell, James Harvey |
This volume is the second in a trilogy of books designed to describe the politics of reform in urban school systems and clarify reform options available to mayors and other community leaders who want to improve school performance dramatically. It Takes a City develops lessons from the reform... |
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Supplying Effective Public Schools in Big Cities December, 1999 Paul Hill |
How can we move toward a public education system that can supply good schools for city children? This chapter presents two discussions: first, an analysis of the practices and attitudes that now prevent big cities from providing a supply of strong schools; and second, a proposal about how cities... |
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Making Standards Work: Active Voices, Focused Learning February, 1999 Robin Lake, Paul Hill, Lauren O'Toole, Mary Beth Celio |
This report works at identifying steps Washington state schools can take to improve new state assessment scores and meet higher state standards. Follow-up reports include Making Standards Stick (2000) and Making Standards Meaningful (2001). |
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Fixing Urban Schools December, 1998 Paul Hill |
This book identifies the essential elements of reform strategies that can transform school performance in big cities beset by poverty, social instability, racial isolation, and labor unrest. It also suggests ways that local leaders can assemble the necessary funding and political support to make... |
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Reinventing Public Education: How Contracting Can Transform America's Schools December, 1997 Paul Hill, Lawrence Pierce, James Guthrie |
A heated debate is raging over our nation’s public schools and how they should be reformed, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. Combining decades of experience in education, this book,... |
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Toward a K-12 Education Accountability System in Washington State December, 1997 Paul Hill, Robin Lake |
This report sketches a strong and unique accountability system for Washington State, one that is driven by measurements of student performance and incentives to improve, creates clear lines of responsibility, gives every school a chance to perform and improve, employs powerful incentives, and... |
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What It Takes to Start A Pennsylvania Charter School: A Guide for Applicants December, 1997 Marc Dean Millot |
This report was written in anticipation of the passage of House Bill 1834, a charter school statute considered and ultimately rejected by the Pennsylvania legislature in the fall of 1996. The information and advice contained herein has broader application to charter schools and the charter... |