• Profiles and Commitments in School Transformation

  August 31, 2011 by PSC Editor

  NEA’s Priority Schools Campaign: Profiles and Commitments in School Transformation is a brochure that highlights how schools, associations and communities collaborate to create great public schools for every student. Inside the brochure, read examples of successful policies and practices in…

• Elements of Change

  June 8, 2011 by PSC Editor

  National Education Association’s (NEA) six- year Priority Schools Campaign (PSC) is grounded in five research-based elements of change. The NEA Foundation has used these elements to accelerate under-achieving low income and ethnic-racial minority students’ learning. As a result, achievement gaps…

• Increase Staff Capacity and Student Success

  December 15, 2010 by PSC Editor

  C.A.R.E.:Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps The C.A.R.E. Guide provides a multi-themed approach to closing the achievement gaps, focusing on Culture, Abilities, Resilience, and Effort (C.A.R.E.). Closing student achievement gaps is one of the most pressing challenges facing public education.…

• Dropout Prevention Guide

  September 11, 2010 by PSC Editor

  There is a dropout crisis in America. Far too many students fail to earn a high school diploma, especially many ethnic-minority and low-income students in certain communities, school districts, and priority schools. But the crisis can be solved. This pocket…

• NEA’s ‘Focus On’ Publications

  September 11, 2010 by PSC Editor

  The National Education Association is committed to ensuring that ALL students are learning and succeeding in school. NEA’s “Focus On” publications highlight human and civil rights issues that impact education for five underserved communities:  American Indian/Alaska Native; Black; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and…

• What is KEYS?

  September 10, 2010 by PSC Editor

  The National Education Association and New Products and Programs Department’s “Keys to Excellence for Your Schools” (KEYS) program is being offered as an assessment instrument to targeted priority schools in the NEA Priority Schools Campaign. The What is KEYs document…

• SIG Handbook Released

  April 27, 2010 by PSC Editor

  The Department of Education has posted its “Handbook on Effective Implementation of School Improvement Grants.” You can find it here: http://www.centerii.org/handbook/.

• FAQs on the School Improvement Fund

  April 6, 2010 by PSC Editor

  The U.S. Department of Education has posted answers to frequently asked questions regarding the School Improvement Fund and School Improvement Grants. From the DOE Web site, you can download FAQs, final requirements for School Improvement Grants, and other useful information.…