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High School Experiences That Influence Reading Proficiency: What States and Schools Can Do
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Bottoms, Gene; Han, Lingling; Murray, Renee – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2008
Using the "HSTW" ["High Schools That Work"] Assessment Reading Test results, SREB [Southern Regional Education Board] has identified a set of literacy-based experiences that may contribute to higher reading achievement. This report explains the different school and classroom practices experienced by students reading above and below the Proficient…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Improvement Programs, Reading Improvement
Implementing School Improvement Strategies that Work: An Analysis of School Performance at Arkansas "High Schools That Work" Sites
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Bottoms, Gene; Han, Lingling – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010
Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB's) "High Schools That Work" ("HSTW") initiative works with more than 1,100 schools in 30 states and the District of Columbia to improve school and classroom practices and prepare more students for success in postsecondary studies, advanced training and careers. Forty-nine Arkansas…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement
Linking Career/Technical Studies to Broader High School Reform: What Can School Districts, States and the Nation Do to Get More High Schools to Implement Comprehensive High School Reform? Research Brief. Challenge to Lead
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Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice; Han, Lingling – Southern Regional Education Board, 2004
In 1987, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and 13 Southern states formed the SREB-State Career/Technical Education Consortium and established two goals. One goal is to increase the percentages of career-oriented students who complete a planned sequence of career/technical (CT) courses and a challenging academic core in English/language…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Educational Change