Philadelphia
Story
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Fall
2003)
Feature Articles
Do Universities Have a Role in Managing Public Schools: Lessons from the Penn Partnership Schools
Nancy Streim and Jeanne VissaSchool Reform on the Inside: Teacher Agency at one Philadelphia Middle School
Tricia NieszRegional College-Going Patterns of Philadelphia Public High School Graduates: The Role of High School Curriculum
Benjamin Herold
Commentaries
Notes from the Field
Reprinted Articles from the Philadelphia Public School Notebook
- Are these the District's 'lowest performing schools?'
There are many problems with the label used to describe 86 schools now targeted for reform
Paul Socolar
- Understanding the state takeover of Philadelphia's schools
Analysis: do Philadelphians still have a voice at the School District?
Len Rieser
- Supports and challenges in the multiple provider model
Principals offer mixed perspectives on first year of takeover
Sukey Blanc
- Teacher turnover high at the 'takeover schools'
External managers struggle with staffing instability
Kurt Spiridakis
Relevant links from Research for ActionAmerican Urban High School Reform: Talent Development - The Philadelphia Story
Wesley C. Pugh
Reviews
"The great invention of the world:" Review of two books about writing
Shirley Brown
- Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Our Schools
National Writing Project with Carl Nagin
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2003
- The Neglected "R": The Need for a Writing Revolution
The National Commission on Writing in America's Schools and Colleges
College Board Entrance Examination Board, 2003
http://www.collegeboard.comLauren Richter
Two Perspectives on Thirteen
a film by Catherine Hardwicke, co-written with Nikki Reed
http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/thirteen/
Reflections on Race in Thirteen
Jeffrey M. HornsteinThirteen: A view into the complex, inner life of an adolescent girl
Trey Teufel and Emily Greytak