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September 2005
E-Newsletter, September 2005
Redesigning high schools:Voices in Urban Education #8
High schools are now the "hot topic" in education reform. Dozens of school districts are hard at work creating new high schools and converting large, comprehensive high schools into small "learning communities." But figuring out what should replace the old high school model is not as simple as the rhetoric might suggest. The summer 2005 issue of Voices in Urban Education looks at the latest thinking on what it will take to create systems of excellent high schools that work for all students.
> VUE 8 online [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]
> Articles by Robert Rothman, Constancia Warren and Mindy Hernandez, Francine Joselowsky, Rosanna Castro, John DeVore, Alethea Frazier Raynor, S. Paul Reville.
Why some "problem" schools work: A PBS special on October 5
The Annenberg Institute is a National Partner for a new PBS special, "Making Schools Work, with Hedrick Smith," set to air on Wednesday, October 5, from 9 to 11 pm. The program focuses on educational successes in unexpected places. Former New York Times columnist Hedrick Smith explores ways to revitalize unsuccessful schools and reveals how these schools are raising test scores, inspiring students and teachers and creating a consistent climate of achievement. The Institute's executive director, Warren Simmons, was interviewed for the program about the history of school reform. Links to the Institute and other Web sites offer viewers a variety of extended resources. A panel discussion, moderated by Hedrick Smith, will preview the program on a live Webcast on Thursday, September 29 from 10:00 to 11:30 am ET.
> PBS program details
> Warren Simmons' interview transcript
> Webcast information
More Tools for School Improvement Planning
Thirty-six new tools have been added to the Institute's Tools for School Improvement Planning Web site. Of particular interest are several tools designed to engage students, families, and the broader community in school improvement and to support their continued involvement in the reform process. The "Tools" site offers descriptions of and links to 157 school-tested instruments that help teachers, administrators, and community members support the work of education reform in their communities. The site also features a guide, "Inquiry and Action," to help school communities plan and carry out ongoing improvement efforts.
> List of new tools, descriptions and downloads
> Tools for School Improvement Web site
June start for Brown's Urban Education Policy Program
Staff from the Annenberg Institute will lead off the inaugural term of the new Urban Education Policy program, which begins in June 2006. Executive Director Warren Simmons and Program Director Dennie Palmer Wolf will co-teach the course on Education Systems and Structures; Deputy Director Michael Grady and Principal Associate Ellen Foley will co-teach the Research Design course. Kenneth Wong, who heads the new program, and faculty from the Education Department will teach the fall and spring courses, and all program faculty will support students in their academic-year internships.
> Program and application information
Institute's governing board gains two new members
Ruth Simmons, President of Brown University and chair of the Annenberg Institute's Board of Overseers, announced the appointment of two new members at the board's recent meeting at the Institute's offices on the Brown campus. Ralph Smith, Senior Vice President at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, was formerly a member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior official with the School District of Philadelphia. Robin Steans, a trustee of the Steans Family Foundation in Chicago and a Brown graduate, is active in educational and philanthropic efforts in the Chicago area.
> More information about the Institute's board
Public Engagement Watch
The August issue of Public Engagement Watch spotlights the Wallace Foundation's annual report profiling the New York City Leadership Academy's new methods of training principals. Also featured is an Education Week commentary article by Tom Vander Ark of the Gates Foundation on achieving success at scale in high schools. One of two featured tools, courtesy of the Public Education Network, defines the various types of information state education agencies are required to report under No Child Left Behind.
> Current and past issues of PE Watch online
E-Newsletter, September 2005
Redesigning high schools:Voices in Urban Education #8High schools are now the "hot topic" in education reform. Dozens of school districts are hard at work creating new high schools and converting large, comprehensive high schools into small "learning communities." But figuring out what should replace the old high school model is not as simple as the rhetoric might suggest. The summer 2005 issue of Voices in Urban Education looks at the latest thinking on what it will take to create systems of excellent high schools that work for all students.
> VUE 8 online [Includes articles, excerpts, resources, author bios]
> Articles by Robert Rothman, Constancia Warren and Mindy Hernandez, Francine Joselowsky, Rosanna Castro, John DeVore, Alethea Frazier Raynor, S. Paul Reville.
Why some "problem" schools work: A PBS special on October 5The Annenberg Institute is a National Partner for a new PBS special, "Making Schools Work, with Hedrick Smith," set to air on Wednesday, October 5, from 9 to 11 pm. The program focuses on educational successes in unexpected places. Former New York Times columnist Hedrick Smith explores ways to revitalize unsuccessful schools and reveals how these schools are raising test scores, inspiring students and teachers and creating a consistent climate of achievement. The Institute's executive director, Warren Simmons, was interviewed for the program about the history of school reform. Links to the Institute and other Web sites offer viewers a variety of extended resources. A panel discussion, moderated by Hedrick Smith, will preview the program on a live Webcast on Thursday, September 29 from 10:00 to 11:30 am ET.
> PBS program details
> Warren Simmons' interview transcript
> Webcast information
More Tools for School Improvement PlanningThirty-six new tools have been added to the Institute's Tools for School Improvement Planning Web site. Of particular interest are several tools designed to engage students, families, and the broader community in school improvement and to support their continued involvement in the reform process. The "Tools" site offers descriptions of and links to 157 school-tested instruments that help teachers, administrators, and community members support the work of education reform in their communities. The site also features a guide, "Inquiry and Action," to help school communities plan and carry out ongoing improvement efforts.
> List of new tools, descriptions and downloads
> Tools for School Improvement Web site
June start for Brown's Urban Education Policy Program
Staff from the Annenberg Institute will lead off the inaugural term of the new Urban Education Policy program, which begins in June 2006. Executive Director Warren Simmons and Program Director Dennie Palmer Wolf will co-teach the course on Education Systems and Structures; Deputy Director Michael Grady and Principal Associate Ellen Foley will co-teach the Research Design course. Kenneth Wong, who heads the new program, and faculty from the Education Department will teach the fall and spring courses, and all program faculty will support students in their academic-year internships.
> Program and application information
Institute's governing board gains two new members
Ruth Simmons, President of Brown University and chair of the Annenberg Institute's Board of Overseers, announced the appointment of two new members at the board's recent meeting at the Institute's offices on the Brown campus. Ralph Smith, Senior Vice President at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, was formerly a member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior official with the School District of Philadelphia. Robin Steans, a trustee of the Steans Family Foundation in Chicago and a Brown graduate, is active in educational and philanthropic efforts in the Chicago area.
> More information about the Institute's board
Public Engagement Watch
The August issue of Public Engagement Watch spotlights the Wallace Foundation's annual report profiling the New York City Leadership Academy's new methods of training principals. Also featured is an Education Week commentary article by Tom Vander Ark of the Gates Foundation on achieving success at scale in high schools. One of two featured tools, courtesy of the Public Education Network, defines the various types of information state education agencies are required to report under No Child Left Behind.
> Current and past issues of PE Watch online
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