The AFT Center for School Improvement (Adobe pdf)
This brochure describes AFT's Center for School Improvement project, formerly known as "Redesigning Schools To Raise Achievement (RSRA)." The Center for School Improvement builds capacity at the state, district, school, and classroom levels to improve student achievement by providing training for school teams; information on programs that work; technical support; district and school policy models; and opportunities to build partnerships. (March 2008).
 

Charting the Course: The AFT's Education Agenda To Reach All Children (Adobe pdf)
This statement of action priorities addresses five critical elements of school improvement: teaching quality; safe and orderly schools; early reading instruction and intervention; a common, knowledge-rich curriculum; and intensive assistance to high-poverty schools. 8 pages. (June 2007).

Where We Stand: Redesigning Schools To Raise Achievement (Adobe pdf)
This booklet contains the resolution on Redesigning Schools To Raise Achievement passed at the 1998 AFT convention. Also included are a Q&A section, background information and additional reading. 26 pages. Item no. 39-0232. $3 each (Rev. August 2006).

Baltimore, Maryland: Labor-Management Partnership at Work (Adobe pdf)
The Baltimore case study profiles efforts undertaken by labor and management to increase system capacity and the performance of the lowest performing schools in the district. By focusing on professional development for teachers, adopting successfully-proven reform models district-wide, and (when reconstitution hit the district) making every effort to keep the school within the jurisdiction of the district, Baltimore illustrates how system morale and student learning can be increased in measurable ways. (July 2003).



How to Get Foundation Funds (Adobe pdf)
This brochure highlights the Foundation Center's "virtual classroom," which provides courses and tutorials on grant proposal writing, budgeting basics and more. The center also offers subscription-based directories of foundations and available grants. 2 pages. Item no. 39-0475. Single copy $1; 25 cents each for orders of 10 or more (January 2003).

Recent Research Shows Major Benefits of Small Class Size (Adobe pdf)
For years, research on class size was inconclusive. Then, in 1985, the state of Tennessee implemented a major class-size reduction initiative in grades K-3 in a way that allowed for one of the best-designed studies in the history of education. The result: Lowering class size substantially improved student achievement and was especially effective for poor children. 3 pages. Item no. 39-PB0003. $1 each (June 1998).

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