Reference List Project - College of Education

High School ReformMathews, J. (2005, May). How to build a better high school. Newsweek. Retrieved September 1, 2005, fromhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/10/AR2005051001100_pf.htmlColby, S., Smith, K., & Shelton, J. (2005, September). Expanding the supply of high-quality public schools.Retrieved month/year, from The Bridgespan Group website:http://www.bridgespangroup.org/PDF/ExpandingtheSupplyofHighQualityPublicSchools.pdf?id=302090National Governors Association - Redesigning the American high school. (2005). Graduation Counts: Areport of the national governors’ association task force on state high school graduation data.Retrieved month/year, from National Governors Association website:http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0507GRAD.PDFBiancarosa, G. & Snow, C. E. (2004). Reading next – A vision for action and research in middle and highschool literacy: A report to Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved month/year, from Alliancefor Excellent Education website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/pdfs/ReadingNext.pdfGross, P. (with Lerner, L., Hack, S., Schwartz, M., Schwartz, R.) et al. (2005). Less than proficient: Areview of the draft science framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress.Retrieved month/year, from Thomas B. Fordham Institute website:http://www.edexcellence.net/institute/publication/publication.cfm?id=350Kazis, R., Pennington, H., & Conklin, K. (2003). Ready for tomorrow: Helping all students achievesecondary and postsecondary success (A guide for Governors). Retrieved month/year, from NationalGovernors Association website: http://www.nga.org/files/pdf/0310READY.pdfKeith, G., & Neuman-Sheldon, B., Kober, N. (2005, June). How have high school exit exams changed ourschools? Retrieved month/year, from Center on Education Policy website: http://www.cepdc.org/_data/n_0001/resources/live/CEP_HS_EE_9June2005.pdfHall, D. (2005, June). Getting honest about grad rates: How states play the number and students lose.Retrieved month/year, from The Education Trust: http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/C5A6974D-6C04-4FB1-A9FC-05938CB0744D/0/GettingHonest.pdfThe Minneapolis Foundation, the Minneapolis Public Schools and the Greater Minneapolis Chamber ofCommerce (n.d.). Measuring up: A report on the Minneapolis Public Schools 2002. (n.d) Retrievedfrom The Minneapolis Foundation website:http://www.minneapolisfoundation.org/initiatives/overview.htmBarton, P. (2006, June). High school reform and work: Facing labor market realities. Retrievedmonth/year, from Educational Testing Service website:http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PICHSWORK.pdfHigh school reform: Task force report and recommendations. (2006, February). Retrieved month/year,from Florida Department of Education website: http://www.fldoe.org/hsreform/pdfs/FinalReport.pdfBanicky, L., & Janicki, H. (2005). An overview of research on high school size. Virginia Beach City, VA:Virginia Beach City Public Schools: Ahead of the Curve.1

Cicchinelli, L., Dean, C., Galvin, M., Goodwin, B., & Parsley, D. (2006). Success in sight: Acomprehensive approach to school improvement. Retrieved month/year, from McREL website:http://www.mcrel.org/pdf/schoolimprovementreform/5052_ir_success_in_sight.pdfDolejs, C., Rutheford, J., & Kennelly, L. (2006, October) Report on key practices and policies ofconsistently higher performing high schools. Retrieved month/year, from National High SchoolCenter website: http://www.betterhighschools.org/docs/ReportOfKeyPracticesandPolicies_10-31-06.pdfWurtzel, J. (2006, May) Transforming high school teaching and learning: A district-wide design.Retrieved month/year, from the Aspen Institute website:http://www.aspeninstitute.org/atf/cf/%7BDEB6F227-659B-4EC8-8F84-8DF23CA704F5%7D/EducationTransforming_High_School_Teaching_and_Learning_A_District_wide_Design.pdfFitzGerald, E. (2006, November 26). High schools facing changes: Plan looks at ways to overhauleducation. The News-Times. Retrieved December 1, 2006 fromhttp://www.newstimeslive.com/archives/story.php?id=1023554&category=Local&kword=high%20schools%20facing%20changes&searchtype=Crisis at the Core: Preparing all students for challenging and work. (2004). Retrieved month/year,from ACT Information for Life’s Transitions website:http://www.act.org/path/policy/pdf/crisis_report.pdfTaggart, S. (with Celio, M.). (2001, October) Making standards meaningful: High school reform effortsin Washington State. Retrieved month/year, from Center on Reinventing Public Educationwebsite: http://www.crpe.org/pubs/pdf/makingstandardsmeaningful.pdfPinzur, M. (2005, September 7). Miami, schools joining in bold goals. The Miami Herald. RetrievedOctober 10, 2005, fromhttp://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/125767850.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jspPeter D. Hart Research Associates & Public Opinion Strategies (conducted for Achieve, Inc.), Rising tothe challenge: Are high school graduates prepared for college and work? (2005). Key findings fromsurveys among public high school graduates, college instructors, and employers. Retrievedmonth/year, from Achieve, Inc. website: http://www.achieve.org/files/poll.pptPeter D. Hart Research Associates & Public Opinion Strategies (conducted for Achieve, Inc.), Rising tothe Challenge: Are high school graduates prepared for college and work? (2005, February). Astudy of recent high school graduates, college instructors, and employers. Retrieved month/year,from Achieve, Inc. website: http://www.achieve.org/files/pollreport.pdfBill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2005, August). High schools for the new millennium: Imagine thepossibilities. Retrieved month/year, from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website:http://www.gatesfoundation.org/nr/downloads/ed/edwhitepaper.pdfHuebner, T., Calisi Corbett, G. (2004). Rethinking high school: Five profiles of innovative models forstudent success. Retrieved month/year, from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation website:http://www.gatesfoundation.org/nr/Downloads/ed/RethinkingHighSchool.pdf2

Achieve, Inc. (2004). The Expectations Gap: A 50 state review of high school graduation requirements.Retrieved month/year, from Achieve, Inc. website: http://www.achieve.org/files/coursetaking.pdfKemple, J., & Rock, J. (1996, July). Career Academies: Early implementation lesson from a 10-siteevaluation. Retrieved April 24, 2006, from MDRC website:http://www.mdrc.org/publications/162/execsum.htmlJaney, C. (n.d.) Why do high schools need to change? Retrieved May 6, 2006, from the District ofColumbia Public Schools, Office of the Chief Academic Officer website:http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/octe/hsreform1.htmlBridgeland, J., DiIulio, J., Jr. (2006, March). The silent Epidemic: Perspectives of high school dropouts.Retrieved month/year, from Civic Enterprises website:http://www.civicenterprises.net/pdfs/thesilentepidemic3-06.pdfKober, N., Zabala, D., Chudowsky, N., Chudowsky, V., Gayler, K., McMurrer, J., et.al. (2006, August).State high school exit exams: A challenging year. Washington D. C.: Center on Education Policy.The Education Trust. (n.d.) High schools in America 2001. Retrieved month/year, from The EducationTrust website: http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/9DC20078-D181-487C-B715-8BAE914F468E/0/highschool2001.pptSouthern Governors’ Association. (2004, September). New traditions: Options for rural high schoolexcellence. Retrieved September 28, 2004, from Southern Governors’ Association website:http://www.southerngovernors.org/indexPDF/SGANewTraditions.pdfMurphy, V. (October 11, 2004). Where everyone can overachieve. Forbes.com. Retrieved October 12,2004, from Forbes.com website: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/1011/080_print.htmlU. S. Department of Education. (2005). National Institute of Statistical Sciences/Education statisticsservices institute task force on graduation, completion, and dropout indicators. Retrievedmonth/year, from National Center for Education Statistics website:http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005105.pdfHigh school reform strategies: A summary of research and implications. Retrieved month/year, fromChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools website:http://www.chccs.k12.nc.us/ISD/HighSchoolreformplacest.pdfNational Association of Secondary School Principals. (2005). What counts: Defining and improving highschool graduation rates. Retrieved month/year, fromhttp://www.principals.org/s_nassp/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=50345&CID=1202&VID=2&DOC=FILE.PDFMatus, R. (December 14, 2005). State may quit failing 9 th -graders. St. Petersburg Times. RetrievedDecember 19, 2005, from St. Petersburg Times website:http://www.sptimes.com/2005/12/14/State/State_may_quit_failin.shtml3