Schools of Opportunity

Schools of Opportunity
10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action
This new book tells the stories of exemplary public high schools that are using research-based practices for closing opportunity gaps in student learning. The extraordinary work done by these schools can, the book explains, become ordinary – but only if the nation changes the way that excellent schools are recognized and built, and only if policy incentives and resources are thoughtfully directed to support the beneficial approaches used in these Schools of Opportunity.

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Washington Post's Answer Sheet
Book excerpt focused on Denver’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College high school.
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School Improvement Tool
How one School of Opportunity used the criteria and scoring rubric to reflect and improve.
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Podcast about Supporting Teachers as Professionals
Focused on Maine’s Casco Bay High School.
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ASCD Webinar about Detracking
Interview focused on New York’s South Side High School
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ASCD Webinar about School Climate
Interview focused on Massachusetts’ Revere High School.
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ASCD Webinar about More and Better Learning Time
Interview focused on Maryland’s Pocomoke High School.
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ASCD Webinar about Authentic Assessment Embedded in Project-Based Learning
Interview focused on Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School in the Bronx.
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ASCD Webinar about Supporting Teachers as Professionals
Interview focused on Casco Bay High School in Maine.
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ASCD Webinar about Providing Excellent and Inclusive Services for Students with Special Needs
Interview focused on Clark Street Community School in Wisconsin.
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ASCD Webinar about Wrap-around Services and Mental Health Supports
Interview focused on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College in Denver.
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ASCD Webinar about Student Wellbeing and Culturally Sustaining Curriculum
Interview focused on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College in Denver.
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ASCD Webinar about Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students
Interview focused on Lincoln High School in Nebraska
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ASCD Webinar about Family and Community Engagement Practices
Interview focused on Rainier Beach High School in Seattle
View the InterviewFunders that have Supported the Schools of Opportunity Project
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