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Closing the Social-Class Achievement Gap

A Difference-Education Intervention Improves First-Generation Students' Academic Performance and All Students' College Transition
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February 19, 2014
Nicole M. Stephens
MarYam G. Hamedani
Mesmin Destin
Psychological Science

Stephens, Hamedani, and Destin found that a difference-education intervention improves the college transition for all students on numerous psychosocial outcomes.

 

Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools

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Learning by Heart: The Power of Social-Emotional Learning in Secondary Schools

February 1, 2014
Barbara Cervone
Kathleen Cushman
What Kids Can Do

WKCD's five case studies document the power of social and emotional learning, and its connections to deeper learning, in five diverse American high schools. 

 

Developing a Performance Assessment System From the Ground Up: Lessons Learned From Three Linked Learning Pathways

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Developing a Performance Assessment System From the Ground Up: Lessons Learned From Three Linked Learning Pathways

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February 5, 2014
Ann Jaquith
Daisy Martin
Jamie Johnston

Jaquith et al. developed this guide for teachers, principals, and administrators from the Linked Learning field for developing a performance assessment system.

Student-centered learning approaches are effective in closing the opportunity gap

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January 28, 2014

While, nationally, students of color and low-income students continue to achieve at far lower levels than their more advantaged peers, some schools are breaking that trend. A set of case studies looks at four of these schools in Northern California.

Preparing 21st Century Citizens: The Role of Work-Based Learning in Linked Learning

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Preparing 21st Century Citizens: The Role of Work-Based Learning in Linked Learning

August 30, 2013
M. Felicity Rogers-Chapman
Linda Darling-Hammond

This brief describes how Linked Learning schools can create education programs blending real-world problems with skills to succeed in college and the workforce. 

Windows on Conversions: A Multi-Media Exploration of Redesign at Four Comprehensive High Schools

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August 1, 2006
Linda Darling-Hammond, Diane Friedlaender
School Redesign Network

This multimedia study kit looks at the promising practices of four comprehensive high schools that have been redesigned into small schools and learning communities.

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