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Building Smart Education Systems

The Annenberg Institute for School Reform develops, shares, and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling for all students, especially in America's urban communities.

Our vision is the transformation of traditional school systems into “smart education systems” that develop and integrate high-quality learning opportunities in all areas of students' lives — at school, at home, and in the community.

We conduct research, work with a variety of partners to build capacity in school districts and communities, and share our work through extensive print and Web publications.

WHAT'S NEW
Learning Environments
Voices in Urban Education, Spring 08
An effective learning environment is safe and welcoming, expects high quality, and provides supports. The environments schools and their partners create can make learning possible — or impede it.


Ending the Middle Grade Crisis in NYC: The Critical Need for Expanded Learning Time
NYU Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sponsored by the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice (CEJ) with Dr. Pedro Noguera and the Metro Center for Urban Education at NYU.
[PDF flyer: 1 page]


Beating the Odds: How thirteen NYC Schools Bring Low-Performing Ninth-Graders to Timely Graduation and College Enrollment
This study identifies four key strategies that help students beat the odds.



Sites within our site
Community Involvement Program supports community–based urban school reform with training, data analysis and research.
Educational Equity and Excellence at Scale is a "virtual roundtable" for dialogue about how to achieve both equity and excellence at scale in urban schools.
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