Double the Numbers

by Kazis, Richard; Vargas, Joel; Hoffman, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9781891792229
• ISBN10: 1891792229
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Harvard Education Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
BY TOM VANDER ARK
Introduction	1	(16)
BY RICHARD KAZIS
SECTION ONE Strategies for Improving Postsecondary Success: High Schools, Postsecondary Institutions, and Their Alignment
Section Introduction	17	(118)
1. Multiple Pathways - and How to Get There	21	(14)
BY ROBERT B. SCHWARTZ
2. A Core Curriculum for All Students	35	(12)
BY PATTE BARTH AND KATI HAYCOCK
3. High School and Beyond: The System Is the Problem - and the Solution	47	(14)
BY MARC S. TUCKER
4. The Case for Improving Connections between K-12 Schools and Colleges	61	(12)
BY MICHAEL W. KIRST AND ANDREA VENEZIA
5. More High School Options, Better Information: Low-Cost Approaches to Getting More Youth Prepared for and into College	73	(14)
BY JOE NATHAN
6. Merit Scholarships for the Many: Doubling the Number of High School Students Who Work Hard in High School	87	(14)
BY JOHN H. BISHOP
7. An Accountability System for "Doubling the Numbers"	101	(12)
BY PETER T. EWELL
8. Financing Tied to Postsecondary Outcomes: Examples from States	113	(10)
BY DAVID A. LONGANECKER
9. Using Institutional Incentives to Improve Student Performance	123
BY ARTHUR M. HAUPTMAN
SECTION TWO Lessons from the Field: Innovations in Systems, States, and Schools
Section Introduction	135	(4)
Accountability, Financing, and Incentives
10. Connecting Measures for Success in High School and College	139	(6)
BY DAVID CONLEY
11. Do American High School Diplomas Guarantee Postsecondary Success?	145	(10)
BY SHEILA BYRD
12. Using a K-12 Assessment for College Placement	155	(6)
BY MICHAEL W. KIRST
13. Data and Accountability Systems: From Kindergarten through College	161	(8)
BY HANS P. L'ORANGE
14. Twenty-First Century Scholars: Indiana's Program of Incentives for College-Going	169	(6)
BY SCOTT EVENBECK, PHILIP A. SEABROOK, EDWARD P. ST. JOHN, AND SEANA MURPHY
15. The National Survey of Student Engagement: A New Tool for Postsecondary Accountability	175	(6)
BY BRIAN K. BRIDGES AND GEORGE D. KUH
16. Balancing Autonomy and Accountability in Higher Education	181	(8)
BY LARA K. COUTURIER
School and Program Models
17. Theme Schools: A Model for Restructuring High Schools	189	(8)
BY MONICA R. MARTINEZ AND CHRISTINE DONIS-KELLER
18. Making the Most of a University/High School Partnership: University Park Campus School	197	(8)
BY DONNA RODRIGUES
19. Dual Enrollment: Lessons from Washington and Texas	205	(8)
BY JOEL VARGAS
20. Challenge, Not Remediation: The Early College High School Initiative	213	(8)
BY NANCY HOFFMAN
21. Pathways to Postsecondary Credentials: Schools and Programs That Blend Education and Employment	221	(10)
BY LILI ALLEN, SUE GOLDBERGER, AND ADRIA STEINBERG
22. Beyond the Revolving Door: Learning Communities and the First Two Years of College	231	(10)
BY BARBARA LEIGH SMITH
SECTION THREE Building Support and Public Will for Reform
Section Introduction	241	(4)
23. Capacity and Public Will: Mustering Support for Postsecondary Reform	245	(10)
BY BLENDA J. WILSON
24. Beyond "Providers" and "Clients": Can Multiple Pathways Advance Civic Aims?	255	(10)
BY DAVID J. FERRERO
25. How States Can Help Promote Secondary and Postsecondary Success in Tough Economic Times	265	(6)
BY RICHARD KAZIS, KRISTIN D. CONKLIN, AND HILARY PENNINGTON
26. "Be Favorable to Bold Undertakings": Next Steps for a Campaign to Double the Numbers	271	(10)
BY RONALD A. WOLK
References	281	(12)
About the Contributors	293