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Articles in March-April, 2005 issue of Leadership

• New energy focused on high school reform
  by Sandra Carsten
• Creating a system of good high school: building a system of differentiated high school options while still expecting all students to meet high standards may be the future of high school reform
  by Sara H. Taggart
• A wake-up call from CSU: remedial college courses may not be necessary for those students who prepare for college while still in high school through CSU's Early Assessment Program
  by David S. Spence
• Academic & career pathways for students: instructional practices such as small learning communities, career pathways and integration of academics into all subjects have a positive impact on student learning and retention
  by Kirk H. Williams
• A big high school made smaller: when their new school opened in 2001, educators realized that in order to make sure no students fell through the cracks, they would have to make the big, crowded high school seem small
  by Sharon Levin
• The habit of success: traditional measures of high school success do not necessarily mean college success. In fact, habits of mind may be most important of all
  by Joseph M. Farley
• Partners in reform: the California Academic Partnership Program shows schools how to form lasting partnerships that help prepare students to succeed in college
  by Jordan Horowitz
• Best practices of high performing high schools: reform begins with understanding why schools need to change, using good data to determine what needs to change, and then knowing how to carry out the change
  by Willard R. Daggett
• Taking charge of high school reform: the Breakthrough High Schools project studied 30 high schools that are raising achievement, increasing graduation rates and preparing students for college and work
  by Gerald N. Tirozzi
• The path to high school reform: moving past inertia: high schools seem to possess an incredible force that, no matter where else they may attempt to go, leads them back to the status quo
  by George Manthey