There is not much research on the effectiveness of co-principals. A simple Google search reveals how many schools have implemented the idea. What little is written was written either in the early 1980's or within the last few years. Very little focuses specifically on high schools. The idea of co-principals has been used to devote more time to…

A Virginia school system independently arrived at and implemented some recommendations from NASSP's 1996 report "Breaking Ranks." In 1994, Old Dominion University and the Norfolk Public Schools embarked on a decade-long major school reform initiative (PRIME) aimed at providing students with exemplary college and career opportunities and…

Expanding on a 1987 article, the authors argue that inclusion provides all students with education that is both individual and integrated. They stress that the inclusionary model should be part of the school restructuring debate and that special education should be viewed as a matter of social justice and equity. (SK)

Offers a brief overview of school restructuring, describing the levels at which it can occur, fundamental shifts required, and three lessons learned from school restructuring in New Zealand. (SR)

Summarizes 10 lessons learned by the authors during 3 years working with high schools that are restructuring the school day. (SR)

Discusses how current changes in the system of reasoning about education in Finland, Iceland, and Sweden are characterized by culturally woven patterns in high marketization strategies are introduced as technically effective devices both for educating the best and to increase inclusion. The system of reason presupposes that the neo-liberalist…

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Memphis are conducting an evaluation of the Memphis Restructuring Initiative's eight restructuring designs. This paper describes the methodology for the full longitudinal study, including design selection, staff training, planning, implementation issues, and outcomes. The research team…

As preparation for restructuring in Memphis, the jurisdiction coordinator and design teams conducted pre-implementation professional development experiences. Describes teachers' perceptions of these efforts and initial reactions to their school's program choice. The 503 teachers surveyed enjoyed specific aspects of the training sessions and…

Discusses what is necessary for restructuring the roles and relationships among parents of adolescents and schools to achieve more meaningful partnerships. Describes needs of adolescents such as appreciation and belonging. Offers specific examples of how parents and schools can collaborate to build positive adolescent identities. Recommends how…

Examined the restructuring of an institution of higher education's teacher preparation program and assessed the possibility for systemic reform from a perspective based on micropolitics. Results from various sources, including 23 interviews, show fundamental differences in the images of the program and reform efforts among five constituencies,…

Identified key elements of the "theory of action" embodied in reconstitution reforms and examined them in light of findings from a 2-year study in 3 schools. Evidence suggests that the theory of action in such reforms may be seriously flawed, as dominant patterns of implementation ran counter to the major premises of the policy. (SLD)

Describes case studies of three elementary schools' instructional practices for English-language learners. Finds deficient English-language learner programs in two schools, but an innovative instructional program in one of the schools wherein English-language learners are integrated into multiage classrooms taught by English as a Second Language…

Critiques the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's 1990 report "Public Schools of Choice" for joining the chorus of skeptics. On three major counts (equity, the present evidence for choice, and its risks compared to present school organization failings), school choice offers a reasonable alternative. Includes 29…

The poor results of our educational system are a function of a bureaucratic, hierarchical, and factory-like structure of schooling whose organization and assumptions limit ways of teaching and learning. An innovative German model of schooling is described. "Charter schools," initiated by individual schools or small groups of teachers,…

One way of garnering grant funding to support restructuring projects is to establish a districtwide grants development office. This article describes a low-cost grants office in the Norfolk (Virginia) Public Schools that employs one administrator and one part-time clerical support person. An overview of the grants development and proposal writing…