November 9, 2007: "New study on California schools identifies policy supports to address racial inequities and california's achievement gap" Announcement of release of "High Schools for Equity" study
October 9, 2007: "State commission approves new performance assessment for credentialing California teachers" Announcement of approval of PACT assessment
June 13, 2007: "School district leaders converge at stanford to move district reform forward" Announcement of SRN LEADS EPEL summer session
March 7, 2007: "AACTE Presents Stanford's Linda Darling-Hammond with Distinguished Research Award" (Announcement of AACTE's annual Margaret B. Lindsey Award for Distinguished Research in Teacher Education)
October 18, 2006: "Community leader and NBA All-Star to discuss his work to improve struggling communities through education" (Announcement of Leadership Lecture Series talk by Kevin Johnson)
August 28, 2006: "Documentary and study kit give virtual tour of high school redesign" (Release of Windows on Conversions: A Multi-Media Exploration of Redesign at Four Comprehensive High Schools)
August 8, 2005: "Study identifies effective approaches for principal education" (Release of School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals — Review of Research)
April 15, 2005: "New study shows certified teachers produce stronger student achievement than teachers without preparation, including Teach for America recruits" (Release of Does Teacher Preparation Matter? Teacher Certification, Teach for America, and Teacher Effectiveness)
April 6, 2004: "New study shows that high school graduation should depend on more than a test" (Release of Multiple Measures Approaches to High School Graduation)
We're pleased to announce that SRN LEADS is a co-sponsor of the National Urban Alliance (NUA) conference, "Teaching For Intelligence: Believe To Achieve." The conference takes place April 27-29 in Birmingham, AL. Several SRN LEADS researchers will be presenting at the conference as well, among them Co-executive Director Linda Darling-Hammond, who will present a keynote speech on April 27. SRN LEADS workshops are: "Design Principles for Successful High School Redesign" and "Strategies for Helping Struggling Students Complete Schoolwork and Homework." Learn more.
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