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School Leadership

Principal Training

Issue Brief: Preparing Principals to Evaluate Teachers

November 5, 2011 Article

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Summer Learning

NASBE Discussion Guide Summer Learning: A New Vision for Supporting Students in Summer Programs

November 1, 2011 Report

A group of young female mixed race elementary school students sitting on the floor playing with cards

Afterschool

Reimagining the School Day More Time for Learning

November 1, 2011 Report

Fiscal Fitness for Nonprofits: Project Puts Chicago After-School Programs and Funders Through a Financial Workout

Financial Management for Nonprofits

Afterschool

Fiscal Fitness for Nonprofits: Project Puts Chicago After-School Programs and Funders Through a Financial Workout

October 13, 2011 Article

A female white teacher kneeling on the ground helping 2 young male students writing on the sidewalk with chalk

Afterschool

Municipal Leadership for Afterschool Citywide Approaches Spreading Across the Country

October 1, 2011 Report

3 mixed gender black students at a table in a classroom, gluing together small glitter balls

Afterschool

The Beacon Community Centers Middle School Initiative Final Report on Implementation and Youth Experience in the Initiative

September 1, 2011 Report

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School Leadership

Executive Education for Educators A Vehicle for Improving K-12 Systems?

September 1, 2011 Report

A group of black female young middle school students kneeling around a bunch of art projects made out of cardboard

Afterschool

Collecting and Using Information to Strengthen Citywide Out-of-School Time Systems

August 1, 2011 Report

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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

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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

School Leadership

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

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Arts Education

Collaboration Paints a Bright Future for Arts Education

February 8, 2011 Article

Two girls hang out on a jungle gym.

Afterschool

Fair and Accountable Partnership Principles for a Sustainable Human Service System

October 1, 2010 Report

A classroom full of mixed race and gender young students, some are raising their hand, a teacher standing giving instruction

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

4 white and black woman sitting at a desk in a classroom, one of them has a laptop

School Leadership

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

August 1, 2010 Report

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