U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

POLICY AND ADVOCACY

Council of Chief State School Officers: To publish and disseminate a quarterly high school redesign newsletter, monthly conference calls, secondary school redesign web forum, and conferences.

PROGRAM OR PRACTICE

Center for the Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University: To build capacity for comprehensive high school reform (part of the Comprehensive School Reform Quality Initiatives Program and partnered with IRRE and SREB).

The College Board: To support the Educational Opportunity Center, Upward Bound, and GEAR-UP programs in specific areas.

INFORMATION SHARING

National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform: To develop a Mathematics Improvement Toolkit focusing on the needs of students with disabilities, limited English proficient students, and students in rural areas.