Comprehensive School Reform

Universal Education Foundation

The Universal Education Foundation (UEF) is an advocacy foundation that works in co-creative partnerships toward Education by All for the Well Being of Children. To this end, UEF conducted a Voice of Children survey of children and young people’s opinions, perceptions, and attitudes toward their learning environments. In addition, UEF is launching the Elham Inspiration Program to recognize and support significant contributions by individuals and teams that support the well- being of children in their learning environments.

Rhode Island Corrective Action Intervention Project

Working with the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Office of Progressive Support and Intervention, EDC supports middle and high schools identified as “in need of corrective action” (i.e., they have not met Adequate Yearly Progress standards for three years). EDC Turnaround Facilitators work on-site in assigned schools two days a week, providing leadership and teacher development aimed at instructional improvement and student achievement. Project staff also give RIDE staff feedback and recommendations to improve services to districts and schools.

New York City Middle School Reform Initiative: Review of Planning Grant Applications

In 2008 New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) developed a strategic vision for the improvement of its middle schools, known as The Campaign for Middle School Success. This is a multi-year, strategic approach to closing achievement gaps and increasing student academic achievement with frameworks for schools to apply with flexibility. It provided 70 middle schools, chosen through a competitive grant application process, with grants that would finance their improvement planning.

Education for Sale

Corrupt educational practices can harm the quality of students’ education, the reputation of a country’s institutions of higher learning, and the preparedness of a nation’s workforce. EDC is addressing the issue in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Science at the Center

EDC evaluates a program that increases academic achievement across the board by incorporating science into the classroom.

The Art of Diversity

An EDC program that integrates the arts into the curriculum is making school more culturally relevant to students.

EDC Comments on New Mathematics Guidelines

EDC’s Al Cuoco comments on new guidelines for high school mathematics education, calling them a “breath of fresh air”.

One City’s School Renaissance

The Lorain City Schools teamed up with EDC to establish six magnet school programs that integrated arts into seven of the city’s middle and elementary school classrooms and new labs.

Lights, Camera, Education!

The Success at the Core video toolkit illustrates effective strategies for teachers and school leaders.

Working with an award-winning filmmaker and production company, EDC is developing a video-based professional development toolkit for middle schools.

School Leadership Project

CLLC provides technical support to the Wallace Foundation’s Education Leadership initiative focusing primarily in four areas: 1) Quality Measures tool and evidence review protocol development for use in assessing the quality of leader training programs; 2) targeted technical assistance to selected Wallace-funded sites (district and state level) for the purpose of identifying gaps and developing strategies for moving the work forward; 3) ELAN Web site management and user technical support; and providing content expertise and facilitation support to Wallace-funded Leadership Issue Groups work on