New York City’s Strategy for Improving High Schools
Author: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publication Date: 2009
Publication City: Washington
Publication State: DC
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Description (written by WestEd)
This brief outlines the New York City Department of Education’s (NYCDOE) strategy that led to a rise in high school student performance as measured by graduation rates, state assessments, college admissions, and other criteria. During this period, the number of schools "under registration review" (i.e., furthest from meeting standards) declined by more than two-thirds. The report outlines Mayor Bloomberg’s vision for change, which includes the following components:
- Bring coherence to the system.
- Shift decision making to the school level.
- Develop and support effective teachers and leaders.
- Hold educators accountable for their performance.
This brief is the first in a series of three publications exploring New York City’s efforts to improve high school outcomes and identify recommendations for federal policy that emerge from that experience.
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