About a decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) set out to address theperceived lagging performance of American students and the lacklusterresults of school refo

A decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) launched an ambitious effort forwhole-school reform to address the perceived lagging achievement of Americanstudents an

Urban school reformers for decades have tried to improve educational outcomes for underserved and disadvantaged students, with the assistance of constantly evol

Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors descr

The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a