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Solutions for Failing High Schools: Converging Visions and Promising Models.

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Legters, Nettie; Balfanz, Robert; McPartland, James – 2002

Promising solutions to the failings of traditional comprehensive high schools were reviewed to identify basic principles and strategies for improving high schools nationwide. Selected research studies, policy documents, and promising high school programs were reviewed. The review revealed the following principles for helping high schools better…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Career Academies, Change Strategies