Recent Publications

Promising Practices Series: Special Education Inclusion

July 2009 - Written for those involved in school improvement, this publication focuses on special education inclusion, a term describing the provision of specially designed instruction and support for students with special needs in the context of a general education classroom.
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Reforming High Schools: Lessons from the New Century HS Initiative 2001–2006

January 2007 - This paper provides an overview of the New Century High Schools Initiative, looks at emerging results and then situates the initiative within the broader context of systemic secondary school reform.
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Promising Practices Series: Professional Development

July 2009 - Focused on professional development, a key element of school reform, this publication looks at two schools and provides examples of professional development that rely on a governance model of distributive staff leadership.
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Promising Practices Series: Student Advisory

July 2009 - Focused on student advisory programs, this publication provides an analysis of programs offered in three New York City public high schools.
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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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Promising Practices Series: Block Scheduling

July 2009 - This publication describes several alternative scheduling models and how they are implemented in three New York City schools.
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Promising Practices Series: Curriculum Integration

July 2009 - This publication focuses on curriculum integration in three public schools—two middle schools and a high school—each with a unique approach to developing an integrative curriculum that reflects its particular instructional philosophy, mission and capacity.
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Promising Practices Series: College Preparation

April 2002 - Focused on the issue of college preparation, this publication features two schools that demonstrate ways to develop a college access program that promotes college-going for all students.
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Promising Practices Series: Dual Language

July 2009 - This publication explores dual-language programs that integrate language minority and language majority students. These programs seek to promote bilingualism, biliteracy, high academic achievement in both languages and an appreciation of another culture.
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Annual Report 2005

April 2006 - This publication is an overview of New Visions for Public Schools' initiatives, goals and results for 2005.
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