Benjamin Herold and Brian Lanthrop

Benjamin Herold is a Senior Research Assistant at Research for Action, a not-for-profit organization in Philadelphia. Herold received his Master's Degree in Urban Education from Temple University in May 2003. His Master's Thesis, "College-Going Patterns of Philadelphia Public High School Graduates: The Role of High School Curriculum", was published in the University of Pennsylvania GSE Perspectives on Urban Education. Herold served for three years as Philadelphia GEAR-UP K-16 Coordinator, where he further explored his focus on secondary and postsecondary education for urban public high school students. Herold is currently directing First Person, a documentary film chronicling the experiences of six Philadelphia public high school students as they prepare for college. Bryan Lathrop is a senior Graphic Designer at the University of Pennsylvania.

"Making AYP: The Game" was developed by Benjamin Herold and designed by Bryan Lathrop through a joint effort of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook and Research For Action's (RFA) "Learning from Philadelphia's School Reform" Project. For more information on the Public School Notebook, an independent newspaper covering public education in Philadelphia and supporting community efforts for educational quality and equity, please visit www.thenotebook.org. For more information on RFA and the "Learning..." Project, as well as for a free downloadable copy of "Making AYP: The Game", please visit www.researchforaction.org. "Making AYP: The Game" was originally published in the Winter 2004-05 issue of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook.