Rethinking High School: Preparing Students for Success in College, Career, and Life
By: Tracy A. Huebner, Grace Calisi Corbett
Edited by: Joy Zimmerman
Should every student pursue higher education? Not necessarily. Should every student be prepared for and have the choice to attend college or pursue other types of post-high-school education? Absolutely!
This Rethinking High School report profiles five reform programs funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that demonstrate success preparing ethnically and socioeconomically diverse students to be college-ready.
Researchers noted five themes embodied in these programs:
- Helping students from low-income and underserved communities see college as an attainable goal
- Strengthening academic programs with full access to rigorous, college preparatory curriculum
- Ensuring a coherent, fully articulated curriculum from middle grades through high school
- Providing extra academic and social supports during students' critical freshman year
- Drawing out-of-school youth back into the classroom
This is the fourth report in a series focusing on secondary reform and redesign. Previous Rethinking High School reports include:
- Rethinking High School: An Introduction to New York City's Experience
- Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success
- Rethinking High School: Inaugural Graduations at New York City’s New High Schools
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