Integrated System of High Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessments, and Supports
Research
Note: This list is still in development. A brief summary and analysis of current research will also be written for this section.
» Betraying the College Dream: How Disconnected K-12 and Postsecondary Education Systems Undermine Student Aspirations.
Venezia, Andrea, Michael W. Kirst, Anthony L. Antonio. Bridge Project at Stanford University. March 2003.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/bridgeproject/betrayingthecollegedream.pdf
» Ending Social Promotion: Drop-out rates in Chicago after implementation of eighth grade promotion gate.
Allensworth, E.A. Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2004.
» From High School to the Future: A first look at Chicago Public School graduates' college enrollment, college preparation, and graduation from four-year colleges
Roderick, M., Nagaoka, J., Allensworth E. Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2006.
» Graduation and Dropout Trends in Chicago: A Look at cohorts of students from 1991 through 2004
Allensworth, E.A. Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2005.
» The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success.
Venezia, Andrea, Patrick M. Callan, Joni E. Finney, Michael W. Kirst, Michael D. Usdan. The Institute for Educational Leadership, The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, and the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research. September 2005.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/bridgeproject/8-26-05%20Governance%20Divide.pdf
» Leaving Boys Behind: Public High School Graduation Rates
Jay P. Greene and Marcus Winters. Manhattan Institute. 2006.
» The Link Between High School Reform and College Access and Success for Low-Income and Minority Youth.
Martinez, Monica and Klopott, Shana. American Youth Policy Forum and the Pathways to College Network. 2005.
http://www.aypf.org/publications/HSReformCollegeAccessandSuccess.pdf
» On Course for Success: A Close Look at Selected High School Courses that Prepare All Students for College and Work.
ACT and the Education Trust. 2005.
» The On-Track Indicator as a Predictor of High School Graduation
Allensworth E.A. and Easton, J.Q., Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2005.
» P-16 Education
Van der Water, Gordon and Krueger, Carl. ERIC Digest 159. June 2002.
» The Power to Change: High Schools that Help All Students Achieve
The Education Trust. 2005.
http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/012DC865-97CA-4C2F-8A04-9924E2F392F0/0/ThePowerToChange.pdf
» Public Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows
Weiss, Jonathan D. KnowledgeWorks Foundation. 2004.
http://www.kwfdn.org/resource_library/_resources/weiss_book.pdf
» Pushed Out or Pulled Up? Exit Exams and Dropout Rates in Public High Schools. Greene, Jay P. and Marcus Winters.
Education Working Paper, The Manhattan Institute. May 2004.
» Ready for College or Work: Same or Different?
ACT. 2006.
» Reforming Chicago's High Schools: Research perspectives on school and system level change
Lee, V. (Ed.) Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2002.
» Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends
Lawrence Mishel and Joydeep Roy. Economic Policy Institute. 2006.
» The Toolbox Revisited: Paths to Degree Completion from High School Through College
Adelman, Cliff. United Stated Department of Education. 2006.
http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/toolboxrevisit/index.html
» Understanding University Success.
Conley, David. The College Board and the Center for Educational Policy Research. 2003.