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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
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
Urban Students Achieve When High Schools Implement Proven Practices. Research Brief
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Bottoms, Gene; Han, Lingling; Presson, Alice – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
Students benefit from a year or more gain in student achievement when urban district and high school leaders commit to the implementation of the "High Schools That Work" ("HSTW") design. It is not enough to be a "HSTW" site--it is about taking effective actions to implement the design. Schools that do take action witness significant progress in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teaching Methods, Classrooms, Academic Standards
Students Can't Wait: High Schools Must Turn Knowledge into Action
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Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice; Han, Lingling – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
This report reviews 75 high schools in the "High Schools that Work" (HSTW) network that made statistically significant gains in at least two of three areas reading, mathematics and science--between 2002 and 2004 on the "HSTW" Assessments. In these schools, all groups of students improved achievement--regardless of race, ethnicity or socioeconomic…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Counselors, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
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
Rigor, Relevance and Relationships Improve Achievement in Rural High Schools: High School Reform Works When Schools Do the Right Things. Challenge to Lead
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Bottoms, Gene; Presson, Alice; Han, Lingling – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2004
This report focuses on the noteworthy achievement and the successful practices of 12 rural schools in the southern region that are members of the "High Schools That Work" (HSTW) school improvement network. Although these schools enroll high percentages of minority and/or impoverished students, they have managed to outperform rural…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, High Schools, Educational Change, Educational Improvement