High School Graduation: K-12 Strategies That Work

High-impact strategies to improve student outcomes

Based on first-hand experiences from one of the world’s fastest improving school systems, this comprehensive resource provides concrete, detailed, and research-based tools with particular attention to learning progressions. Scaffolded instruction and leadership strategies promote early and sound foundations in literacy and numeracy, build pathways to close achievement gaps, and emphasize character and citizenship development, among other strategies, to improve graduation rates. You’ll also find:

• A multi-pronged approach that includes state, district and school level action points
• Sample tools and templates for planning and self-assessment
• Lessons learned from schools that have successfully implemented strategies