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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

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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

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

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

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2009 School Leadership Laws

June 1, 2010 Report

A classroom full of students sitting at their desk cutting pieces of paper for a class project

Afterschool

Summer Learning

America After 3 PM Special Report on Summer

May 1, 2010 Report

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

Central Office Transformation for District-Wide Teaching and Learning Improvement

April 1, 2010 Report

Children stand amongst life-sized chess pieces and look up to smile towards the camera.

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

A student beams at the camera from his desk.

Afterschool

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

March 1, 2010 Report

Children play chess during afterschool program.

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

2 white woman standing in a classroom having a discussion

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

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement

October 1, 2009 Report

3 mixed race woman standing in a classroom holding papers and having a discusion

School Leadership

Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools

October 1, 2009 Report

Principal Story

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

2 mixed race females, standing over a desk writing on a piece of paper with a hand print on it

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

A ballerina leaps into the air in front of fellow ballerinas.

Arts

Research into Action Pathways to New Opportunities

September 1, 2009 Report

In the turntablism class D.J. Ron Brown, (aka RBI) in skull cap and royal blue shirt spins records with students

Afterschool

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

September 1, 2009 Report

2 mixed race woman standing in an art gallery looking at pictures hung up on the wall

Arts

Engaging Audiences

August 1, 2009 Report

A teacher dressed in a suit looking at a science project, with a teenage boy standing next to him

School Leadership

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

August 1, 2009 Report

A female teacher wearing a red blazer, sitting with a student, tutoring her

School Leadership

The District Leadership Challenge Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning

July 1, 2009 Report

Photos from Russel Elementary School afterschool sailing program in the Boston Harbor at Piers Park Sailing Center

School Leadership

State Strategies for Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts

June 25, 2009 Article

Ballet students receive instruction.

Arts Education

The Qualities of Quality Understanding Excellence in Arts Education

June 22, 2009 Report

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

Afterschool

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

June 1, 2009 Report

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

School Leadership

Strong Leaders Strong Schools 2008 State Laws

June 1, 2009 Report

A boy mans his "Promise Store" during an afterschool program.

Afterschool

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

April 1, 2009 Report

2 young female white girls posing for a photo in a middle school classroom at their desk

Afterschool

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

March 1, 2009 Report

A group of mixed race students, standing and clapping their hands. Teach is in the background.

Afterschool

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

January 1, 2009 Report

3 mixed race woman sitting at a table having a discussion and using a laptop in a classroom

School Leadership

Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education Technical Manual 1.0

November 1, 2008 Report

Dancers in black hold out red sheets during their performance practice.

Arts

State Arts Policy Trends and Future Prospects

November 1, 2008 Report

A man speaks into a microphone at a panel during a conference.

School Leadership

Leadership and Learning A Hechinger Institute Primer for Journalists

September 1, 2008 Report

Dancers in black hold out red sheets during their performance practice.

Arts

Public Policy

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

September 1, 2008 Report

Two pottery throwers stand off in a game in front of an audience outdoors.

Arts

Arts for All Connecting to New Audiences

August 1, 2008 Report

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