America's High Schools

VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1

ARTICLE SUMMARIES


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Introducing the Issue
Cecilia Elena Rouse and James J. Kemple

Can the American High School Become an Avenue of Advancement for All?
Robert Balfanz

How Do American Students Measure Up? Making Sense of International Comparisons
Daniel Koretz

Falling Off Track during the Transition to High School: What We Know and What Can Be Done
Ruth Curran Neild

Finishing High School: Alternative Pathways and Dropout Recovery
John H. Tyler and Magnus Lofstrom

Improving Low-Performing High Schools: Searching for Evidence of Promise
Steve Fleischman and Jessica Heppen

U.S. High School Curriculum: Three Phases of Contemporary Research and Reform
Valerie E. Lee and Douglas D. Ready

Instruction in High Schools: The Evidence and the Challenge
Tom Corcoran and Megan Silander

College Readiness for All: The Challenge for Urban High Schools
Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka, and Vanessa Coca

Expanding Policy Options for Educating Teenagers
David Stern



The Future of Children