Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform New American Schools After a Decade

About a decade ago, New American Schools (NAS) set out to address theperceived lagging performance of American students and the lacklusterresults of school reform efforts. As a private nonprofit organization,NAS's mission was-and is-to help schools and districts raise studentachievement levels...

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Main Author: Berends, Mark (auth)
Other Authors: Bodilly, Susan J. (auth), Kirby, Sheila Nataraj (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2002
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