Restoring Our Schools
No
May 27, 2010
The Nation
Linda Darling-Hammond discusses the need to move beyond a collection of disparate and shifting reform initiatives in the U.S. to a thoughtful, well-organized and well-supported set of policies.
School and District Reform
San Juan Unified School District: Professional Development for Second Language Education
Project Dates:
July 2009-June 2010
Contact:
Linda Carstens
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SCOPE is providing technical assistance to the San Juan Unified School District, as well as specific ongoing professional development for a cadre of district staff as the district expands its second language education work.
Teacher Salaries: Bringing High Quality Teachers to High Needs Classrooms
Project Dates:
January 2010-September 2010
Frank Adamson and Linda Darling-Hammond examine how and why well-qualified teachers are inequitably distributed to students in the United States.
Developing Learning Academies: John O'Connell High School (SFUSD)
Project Dates:
July 2010-June 2011
Contact:
Diane Friedlaender and Elle Rustique
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SCOPE is working with the John O'Connell High School staff in the San Francisco Unified School District to provide professional development to support the school's learning academies.
School Reform in Milwaukee: Using Data and Analysis to Support and Guide Urban District Reform
Project Dates:
July 2008-August 2010
This project investigates Milwaukee's unique reform approach that applies both an aggressive school choice plan and a managed instruction approach.
California Linked Learning Initiative: District Leadership Series
Project Dates:
December 2008 - August 2013
Contact:
Ann Jaquith
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SCOPE is working with district, school, industry, non-profit, and higher educational leaders in California to help build and advance the field of Linked Learning.
Fulton High School (Knox County Schools) Professional Development
Fulton High School
Project Dates:
July 2009 - June 2013
Contact:
Janice Jackson
Contact Email:
SCOPE is working with Knox County Schools' Fulton High School in Tennessee to develop four small learning community academies through a federal grant. The high school is strengthening project-based learning within academy teams.
School Transformation Study Visits: Hillsdale High School
Contact:
Sonya Keller
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Study Visits are inquiry-based mini courses to exemplary high schools conducted by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) and a partner school.
Albuquerque Public Schools: Implementing Smaller Learning Communities
Project Dates:
2008-2011
Contact:
Linda Carstens
Contact Email:
SCOPE provides technical assistance and professional development for Albuquerque Public Schools as they implement their federal Small Schools Grant.
Leadership for Equity & Accountability in Districts and Schools (LEADS)
Project Dates:
Cohort I: 2007-2010; Cohort II: 2010-2013
Contact:
Janice Jackson
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LEADS applied cutting-edge knowledge from scholars and practitioners in education, business, and design to the complex challenges confronting urban school systems. It served six districts around the country.
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