Issue Focus
August, 2008
Publications
Brief
August, 2008
This issue brief, published by the National High School Center, highlights lessons from selected policies and programs designed to improve students’ preparation for life after high school.
Report
Context, Components, and Initial Impacts on Students’ Performance and Attendance
December, 2004
During the first three years of implementation in six urban schools, The Talent Development Middle School model—an ongoing, whole-school reform initiative—had a positive impact on math achievement for eighth-graders but appeared to produce no systematic improvement in outcomes for seventh-graders.
Report
Context, Components, and Initial Impacts on Ninth-Grade Students’ Engagement and Performance
June, 2004
An examination of the implementation and early impacts of Talent Development, a whole-school reform initiative, found that the model produced substantial gains in ninth-grade students’ course completion and promotion rates.