This Just In
"Making Our High Schools Work "
(Houston A+ Challenge, 2008)
A five-year project summary of the Houston A+ Challenge Regional Collaborative for High School Redesign.
"Staying the Course"
(Public Education Network, 2007)
A case study on the Houston education community's response to Hurricane Katrina.
eNotes was honored as the Winner of the 2006 "Best of Texas" Award for Electronic Newsletter from the Texas Public Relations Association
Coaching Facilitates Greatness Houston A+ Challenge's electronic newsletter for Critical Friends Group leaders and participants
Annual Reports Houston A+ activities, accomplishments
and financial information
The 2005-06 Annual Report, "The New Faces of Education" was selected as the Winner of the 2006 Carmen A. Sarnicola Award for Excellence in Communications by the Public Education Network.
A five-year project summary of the Houston A+ Challenge Regional Collaborative for High School Redesign. Includes a 68-page report as well as recommendations for policymakers.
Emerging Models
Visionary Prototypes for Public School Change (2006, Houston A+ Challenge)
A 36-page booklet depicting the successful work of the schools funded by the Houston Annenberg Challenge, as part of the nationwide Annenberg Challenge.
Passport to Success
Afterschool Program Implementation Manual (2003, Houston A+ Challenge)
A 16-page booklet outlining the Houston A+ model for afterschool programs, developed during the first phase of our work as part of the Annenberg Challenge.
A 34-page booklet chronicling the June 2003 symposium at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, which was attended by policy makers and focused on restructuring large, comprehensive high schools into smaller learning communities.
Publications and Research from our Partners
The Annenberg Challenge
Lessons and Reflections on Public School Reform (2002, The Annenberg Foundation) A 61-page report on the nationwide Annenberg Challenge, which began with a $500 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation and established Houston was one of 18 individual project sites across the nation.
Leavening the Dough Growing Quality Teaching by Supporting Critical Friends Groups (2006, Donna Reid) Presented at theNational School Reform Faculty Research Forum, January 2006
Back on the Road Reflections on the Power of Critical Friends Groups (2006, Mary Matthews) Presented at theNational School Reform Faculty Research Forum, January 2006
