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  • Transforming the High School Experience
    Transforming the High School Experience

    June 2010 - This report by MDRC, one of the nation’s most respected public policy research firms, provides overwhelming evidence that our New Century High School initiative has resulted in schools with higher attendance, credit accumulation and graduation rates.

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  • Reframing Education: The Partnership Strategy and Public Schools
    Reframing Education: The Partnership Strategy and Public Schools

    January 2006 - Drawing from a study of the New Century High Schools Initiative, this volume contains two papers on the community partnership strategy of the small schools movement: Partnership & Innovation: New Century High Schools in New York and Practicing Partnership: Lever for Reform in Public Schools.

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  • Partnership and Innovation – J. Hirota
    Partnership and Innovation – J. Hirota

    June 2005 - Focused on the implementation of the New Century High Schools Initiative, this paper examines how school-level partnerships between the Department of Education and nonschool organizations are enacted, as partners work to create and lead new small schools.

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  • A Vision of Partnerships
    A Vision of Partnerships

    June 2005 - This document describes the vision of school-community partnerships at the heart of the New Century High Schools Initiative, a groundbreaking effort to create new, small, effective high schools throughout New York City.

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  • Characteristics of Lead and Collaborating Partners
    Characteristics of Lead and Collaborating Partners

    June 2005 - Designed to help organizations decide whether to join a school as a lead partner, this guide describes the critical role and characteristics of school-led partner organizations and their potential impact in improving student outcomes.

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  • Partnering For Success: The Creation of Urban Schools That Work Better - J. Hirota
    Partnering For Success: The Creation of Urban Schools That Work Better - J. Hirota

    Fall 2008 - Drawing from a long-term study of New Century's hallmark strategy of school-based partnerships, this paper cites case studies of five partnership schools and reflects on some of the accomplishments—as well as challenges—of implementing effective cross-institutional partnerships.

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  • Ten Principles of Effective School Design
    Ten Principles of Effective School Design

    March 2006 - Developed through our New Century High Schools Initiative as part of the small schools movement, this document outlines ten principles of designing effective schools.

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