Methodology
July, 2004
Relying on 427 classroom observations conducted over a three-year period, this study traces changes in teachers’ instructional practices in the First Things First schools.
Publications
Report
March, 2004
Career Academies produced substantial and sustained improvements in earnings of young men after high school, without limiting opportunities to attend college.
Report
Creating the Conditions and Capacity for Community-Wide Reform in an Urban School District
November, 2002
Take a look inside the Kansas City, Kansas (KCK) public schools and you will find challenges facing any urban district: insufficient funding, large numbers of at-risk students, declining enrollment and teacher shortages. You will also see teachers working in teams and staying with their students for more than one year, lower ratios of students to teachers in key classes and extra time built into the day for professional development.
Report
Findings from a Field Study
January, 2002
Report
A Resource Directory for Career Academies
January, 2002
One of the most widely adopted school reform approaches in the nation, the Career Academies movement has spread to more than 3,000 schools and school districts — and, in the process, has spawned a rich network of information outlets and resources aimed at the communities of Career Academy adherents.