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Afterschool

AfterZone Outcomes for Youth Participating in Providence’s After-School System

August 1, 2011 Report

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School Leadership

NASBE Discussion Guide School Leadership: Improving State Systems for Leader Development

August 1, 2011 Report

A group of mixed race and gender student standing around and looking inside a giant fish tank

Summer Learning

Summer Snapshot Exploring the Impact of Higher Achievement’s Year-Round Out-of-School-Time Program on Summer Learning

July 12, 2011 Report

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Summer Learning

Making Summer Count How Summer Programs Can Boost Children’s Learning

June 1, 2011 Report

A high school student in chef's attire prepares meals.

Afterschool

After-School Programs for High School Students An Evaluation of After School Matters

June 1, 2011 Report

A group of mixed race educators, sitting in a circle, holding books open, and having a discussion

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2010 School Leadership Laws

June 1, 2011 Report

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Principal Training

Think Outside the Clock: Planners Link After-School Programs to Classroom Curriculum

April 16, 2011 Article

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School Leadership

Research Findings to Support Effective Educational Policymaking Evidence and Action Steps for State, District and Local

March 1, 2011 Report

Arts Education

Collaboration Paints a Bright Future for Arts Education

February 8, 2011 Article

Afterschool

Fair and Accountable Partnership Principles for a Sustainable Human Service System

October 1, 2010 Report

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School Leadership

Districts Developing Leaders Lessons on Consumer Actions and Program Approaches from Eight Urban Districts

October 1, 2010 Report

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School Leadership

The School Turnaround Field Guide

September 1, 2010 Report

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School Leadership

Learning-Focused Leadership and Leadership Support Meaning and Practice in Urban Systems

August 11, 2010 Report

Mixed gender and race students sitting at their desks in a middle school classroom

Afterschool

Engaging Older Youth Program and City-Level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time

August 9, 2010 Report

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Arts

From START to Finish Lessons from The Wallace Foundation’s Work with State Arts Agencies

August 1, 2010 Report

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School Leadership

The Three Essentials Improving Schools Requires District Vision, District and State Support, and Principal Leadership

August 1, 2010 Report

A male white teacher standing over mixed race and gender middle school students in a classroom, working on laptops

School Leadership

Learning From Leadership Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning

July 1, 2010 Report

3 mixed gender black students sitting at a table doing experiments in science class

Afterschool

The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative’s Second Year

June 1, 2010 Report

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2009 School Leadership Laws

June 1, 2010 Report

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Afterschool

Summer Learning

America After 3 PM Special Report on Summer

May 1, 2010 Report

School Leadership

Central Office Transformation for District-Wide Teaching and Learning Improvement

April 1, 2010 Report

Afterschool

AfterZones Creating a Citywide System to Support and Sustain High-Quality After-School Programs

April 1, 2010 Report

A group of male and female, black and white principals standing and talking

School Leadership

Education Leadership An Agenda for School Improvement

April 1, 2010 Report

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Afterschool

Strengthening Partnerships and Building Public Will for Out-of-School Time Programs

March 1, 2010 Report

Afterschool

Hours of Opportunity Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs (Volumes I, II, and III)

January 1, 2010 Report

School Leadership

Four Big Lessons on Education Leadership

December 14, 2009 Video

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School Leadership

Evaluation of the School Administration Manager Project

December 1, 2009 Report

A black female principal sitting at a desk talking to a white female teacher in a classroom

School Leadership

Improving School Leadership The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems

December 1, 2009 Report

School Leadership

How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement

October 1, 2009 Report

School Leadership

Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools

October 1, 2009 Report

School Leadership

The Principal Story Project

September 18, 2009 toolkit

School Leadership

Oregon Schools Work to Close and Achievement Gap

September 15, 2009 Video

School Leadership

Training Effective Principals and School Leaders

September 15, 2009 Video

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Afterschool

Evidence of Program Quality and Youth Outcomes in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative Report on the Initiative’s First Three Years

September 1, 2009 Report

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Arts

Research into Action Pathways to New Opportunities

September 1, 2009 Report

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Afterschool

Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems A Six-City Study

September 1, 2009 Report

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Arts

Engaging Audiences

August 1, 2009 Report

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School Leadership

The New York City Aspiring Principals Program A School-Level Evaluation

August 1, 2009 Report

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School Leadership

The District Leadership Challenge Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning

July 1, 2009 Report

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School Leadership

State Strategies for Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts

June 25, 2009 Article

Arts Education

The Qualities of Quality Understanding Excellence in Arts Education

June 22, 2009 Report

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Afterschool

Evaluation of The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative Report on the First Year

June 1, 2009 Report

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2008 State Laws

June 1, 2009 Report

Afterschool

Opportunity in Hard Times Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last

April 1, 2009 Report

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Afterschool

Financial Strategies to Support Citywide Systems of Out-of-School Time Programs

March 1, 2009 Report

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Afterschool

The Cost of Quality Out-of-School-Time Programs

January 1, 2009 Report

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School Leadership

Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education Technical Manual 1.0

November 1, 2008 Report

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Arts

State Arts Policy Trends and Future Prospects

November 1, 2008 Report

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School Leadership

Leadership and Learning A Hechinger Institute Primer for Journalists

September 1, 2008 Report

Arts

Public Policy

Cultivating Demand for the Arts Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy

September 1, 2008 Report

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Arts

Arts for All Connecting to New Audiences

August 1, 2008 Report

Musician-teacher Leo Hassan introduces his students to new dance steps.

Arts Education

From Hip-Hop to Shakespeare

July 21, 2008 Article

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Financial Management for Nonprofits

Administrative Management Capacity in Out-of-School Time Organizations An Exploratory Study

July 1, 2008 Report

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Arts Education

Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination

June 1, 2008 Report

Afterschool

Evaluation of the New York City Out-of-School Time Initiative Implementation of Programs for High School Youth

June 1, 2008 Report

An education leader guiding others in a leadership workshop.

School Leadership

Becoming a Leader Preparing Principals for Today’s Schools

June 1, 2008 Report

Two young black girls in a pre-K classroom, one is looking at toy shaped like a plant

Afterschool

Strengthening Out-of-School Time Nonprofits The Role of Foundations in Building Organizational Capacity

May 1, 2008 Report

Afterschool

A New Day for Youth Creating Sustainable Quality in Out-of-School Time

May 1, 2008 Report

A white male teacher speaking to 2 young mixed race female high school students in the school hallway

School Leadership

Improving Leadership for Learning Stories from the Field

May 1, 2008 Report

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2007 State Laws

April 1, 2008 Report

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Arts

Creating Public Value Through State Arts Agencies

March 10, 2008 Report

Afterschool

A View from the Field Helping Community Organizations Meet Capacity Challenges

March 1, 2008 Report

A black boy holding a pencil and white girl sitting at their desk in an elementary school classroom

Afterschool

A Place to Grow and Learn A Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities

February 1, 2008 Report

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School Leadership

Education Leadership A Bridge to School Reform

December 1, 2007 Report

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School Leadership

Schools Need Good Leaders Now State Progress in Creating a Learning-Centered School Leadership System

October 1, 2007 Report

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School Leadership

Good Principals Aren’t Born—They’re Mentored Are We Investing Enough to Get the School Leaders We Need?

June 1, 2007 Report

School Leadership

Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World Lessons from Exemplary Leadership Development Programs—Final Report

April 1, 2007 Report

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School Leadership

Getting Principal Mentoring Right Lessons from the Field

March 1, 2007 Report

School Leadership

Assessing Learning-Centered Leadership Connections to Research, Professional Standards, and Current Practices

March 1, 2007 Report

Education leaders in discussion at a conference.

Afterschool

Getting Started With Market Research for Out-of-School Time Planning A Resource Guide for Communities

March 1, 2007 Report

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School Leadership

A Wallace Perspective Aligning Student Support with Achievement Goals

November 1, 2006 Report

A black female teacher sitting and talking to a young white female student at a table

School Leadership

A Wallace Perspective Leadership for Learning: Making the Connections Among State, District and School Policies and Practices

September 1, 2006 Report

Arts

The Arts and State Governments At Arm's Length or Arm in Arm?

August 1, 2006 Report

A group of mixed gender and race principals and teachers sitting around a table having a meeting

School Leadership

Supporting School System Leaders The State of Effective Training Programs for School Superintendents

June 1, 2006 Report

A group of mixed gender and race young students sitting on the floor in a classroom playing with legos

Afterschool

The Costs of Out-of-School Time Programs A Review of the Available Evidence

May 1, 2006 Report

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School Leadership

Schools Can’t Wait Accelerating the Redesign of University Principal Preparation Programs

May 1, 2006 Report

A white female teacher standing with a young black boy, looking at a piece of paper together

School Leadership

Professional Development with the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Model Impact, Lessons, and Future Prospects

February 1, 2006 Report

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Afterschool

Focus on Families How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in Afterschool

February 1, 2006 Report

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School Leadership

When Learning Counts Rethinking Licenses for School Leaders

December 1, 2005 Report

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School Leadership

Education Governors for the 21st Century

November 1, 2005 Report

Arts

Motivations Matter Findings and Practical Implications of a National Survey of Cultural Participation

November 1, 2005 Report

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Arts

The Diversity of Cultural Participation Findings from a National Survey

November 1, 2005 Report

School Leadership

Developing Successful Principals Review of Research

August 1, 2005 Report

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Afterschool

Quality That Lasts Building a Framework for the Future of OST

April 1, 2005 Report

A school principal talks to a student at his desk.

School Leadership

The Principal Internship How Can We Get It Right?

April 1, 2005 Report

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Arts

The Reality Underneath the Buzz of Partnerships

March 1, 2005 Report

Afterschool

Making Out-of-School-Time Matter Evidence for an Action Agenda

March 1, 2005 Report

Arts

Gifts of the Muse Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts

February 15, 2005 Report

On The Right Track How do school district make informed decisions when it comes to hiring and supporting principals?

School Leadership

Buried Treasure Developing a Management Guide From Mountains of School Data

January 1, 2005 Report

Libraries

One Day I Will Make It A Study of Adult Student Persistence in Library Literacy

January 1, 2005 Report

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Libraries

New on the Shelf Teens in the Library

November 1, 2004 Report

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Afterschool

All Work and No Play? Listening to What Kids and Parents Really Want from Out-of-School Time

November 1, 2004 Report

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School Leadership

How Leadership Influences Student Learning

September 27, 2004 Report

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Arts

Arts and Non-arts Partnerships Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies

August 1, 2004 Report

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Arts

Partnerships Between Large and Small Cultural Organizations A Strategy for Building Arts Participation

August 1, 2004 Report

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School Leadership

Progress Being Made in Getting a Quality Leader in Every School

July 1, 2004 Report

Arts

State Arts Agencies at a Crossroads: The Search for Public Benefit

June 28, 2004 Article

Arts

State Arts Agencies 1965-2003 Whose Interests to Serve?

June 1, 2004 Report

Urban Parks

The Public Value of Urban Parks

June 1, 2004 Report

Urban Parks

Understanding Park Usership

June 1, 2004 Report

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