Below the essay, you'll find Tip Sheets, Books, and further resources on this topic. School reform has become a rallying call in political and educational circles ever since the 1983 Carnegie Foundation study, titled A Nation at Risk, found American schools seriously lacking in academic achievement.
Reform takes many shapes, tailored to the needs of each community.
Sometimes school reforms come in small packages, such as the reworking of the school day to include more intensive study of individual subjects or an increase in team teaching. But often school reform means concepts that involve fundamental change in the public education system. There are a range of school reform organizations, including the Coalition of Essential Schools, the National Paideia Center and the New American Schools Development Corp., which have developed promising models for school reform. The Center for Education Reform, a nationwide education watchdog and advocacy group, keeps tabs on most reform efforts nationwide, and continues to advocate for broad-based change. 2000 Families Plus The information contained in this publication is being provided with the understanding that Families Plus, LLC is not engaged in rendering legal, medical or other professional service.