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The Arts and School Reform: Lessons and Possibilities for the Annenberg Challenge Arts Projects

by Dennie Palmer Wolf

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   [52 pages, 991 KB]

The three Annenberg Challenge Arts projects (in New York City, Minneapolis, and a national consortium of schools) fostered a civic commitment to arts education in their local schools and communities, which led to an expansion in local ownership and investment in arts education. The report offers insights from arts education for school reform practitioners (build reform from within; make excellence equitable) and lessons from standards-based reform for arts educators (rethink accountability; begin with permanence in mind). (2003)

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City Schools: HOW DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITIES CAN CREATE SMART EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Edited by Robert Rothman
Harvard Education Press

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   [PDF: 1 page, 262 KB]
> Transcript of EdWeek's Online Chat
   with City Schools editor Bob Rothman.
   [June 18, 2007]

This book describes ways that urban districts around the country are becoming “smarter” and outlines the Annenberg Institute's vision of a “smart education system,” linking a highly functioning school district with a broad and accessible web of supports for students and families. Drawing from dozens of examples, Principal Associate Robert Rothman and his AISR colleagues describe how and why urban districts need to build strong relationships with cultural institutions, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits to support high achievement for all students and offer multiple pathways to education for urban youth. (2007)

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Community Partners: Voices in Urban Education 7

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> Online excerpts, articles, audio clips,
   and resources

To learn at high levels, students need supports that schools alone cannot provide. Educators increasingly recognize that schools must form links with community partners to enhance student learning opportunities, but how can this be done effectively? This issue of VUE looks at the latest thinking about community partnerships, with compelling examples of how partners can enhance learning opportunities for young people. Articles by Hal Smith, Elana Karopkin, Giselle Antoni, Laraine Duncan and Donna Loomis, and Dennie Palmer Wolf. (Spring 2005) >Articles by Robert Rothman, Hal Smith, Elana Karopkin, Giselle Antoni, Laraine Dunan and Donna Loomis, Dennnie Palmer Wolf. (Spring 2005)

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Developing Effective Partnerships to Support Local Education

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   Portfolio for District Redesign
   [9 pamplets, $35]
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   [PDF: 12 pages, 100 KB]
> Download El Paso Case Study
   [PDF: 15 pages, 462 KB]

This paper lays out some fundamental ways communities and school districts can work better together to support and sustain the healthy development of children and youth. The paper focuses on the need to reorient their work around results and equity, student engagement and development. It outlines twelve design principles for creating and sustaining such a transformation. Connected to this framework is a case study on civic cooperation in El Paso that documents the mobilization of civic capacity to support education reform by the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Achievement and other community partners in El Paso, Texas. The study describes the partnership's significant accomplishments in the face of numerous challenges, analyzes the keys to successful civic mobilization, and identifies obstacles still to be faced. (2002)

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A District Leader's Guide to Relationships that Support Systemic Reform

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   Portfolio for District Redesign [9 pamphlets, $35]
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This guide helps district leaders build effective relationships with organizations that support systemwide change. It identifies essential elements for building and maintaining successful partnerships, including a series of questions to ask before and during the relationship. (2002)

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Extending Learning: Voices in Urban Education 16

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> VUE 16 web archive
   [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]

There is a growing realization that reaching our goal of ensuring that all young people can graduate from any public high school with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed as adults will require high-quality educational opportunities both during and beyond the school day. What would a high-functioning system look like that provided equitable opportunities and that integrated in-school and extended learning? This issue of Voices in Urban Education suggests some possibilities. Articles by Heidi Harris Lemmel and Robert Rothman, Shirley Brice Heath, Eileen Landay, Sophia Cohen and Dennie Palmer Wolf, David Lemmel and Samuel Steinberg Seidel, Heather Harding, Ned Rimer, and Camrin Fredrick and Providence Maryor David N. Cicilline. (Summer 2007)

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Reforming Relationships: School Districts, External Organizations, and Systemic Change

> Available in print as part of the
   Portfolio for District Redesign [9 pamplets, $35]
> Download Paper [PDF: 73 pages, 935 KB]

This paper takes a look at factors affecting the quality of the relationships between districts and "reform support organizations." (2003)

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Skills for Smart Systems: Voices in Urban Education 17

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> VUE 17 online
   [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]

As school systems and communities struggle to improve student learning and bring all students to proficiency, the idea of building capacity has become increasingly critical. Schools and school systems, community organizations, and other agencies need to have the ability to function effectively to ensure that all students learn at high levels. What types of abilities do these agencies and organizations need? How have effective partnerships developed such abilities? This issue of Voices in Urban Education suggests some possibilities. Articles by Robert Rothman, Bill Strickland, Jesse Register and Joanne Thompson, Kavitha Mediratta, Mark R. Warren, Warren Simmons, Joanna Brown. (Fall 2007)

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