High School Conversions: Essential Restructuring

Notes on this Issue

Letter from Jill Davidson, Horace editor.

Feature Articles

Life Academy and Fremont High School: Lessons for Large School Conversions
by Laura Flaxman

Interview with Anna Le, Life Academy Graduate
by Laura Flaxman

Comments from Maureen Benson, Principal, Youth Empowerment School
by Laura Flaxman and Jill Davidson

CES Takes a Stand: The Coalition of Essential Schools Opposes High-Stakes Standardized Testing

Supporting Conversion: Structure or Instruction?
by Jay Feldman and Lisette López

Professional Development Self-Analysis from KnowledgeWorks

Book Reviews

Seeking Common Ground: Public Schools in a Diverse Society by David Tyack
reviewed by Frank Honts

Tuned In and Fired Up: How Teaching Can Inspire Real Learning in the Classroom by Sam M. Intrator
reviewed by Katherine Simon

Great Books for High School Kids: A Teachers' Guide to Books that Can Change Teens' Lives
by Rick Ayers and Amy Crawford
reviewed by Jill Davidson

Where to Go for More

Resources: Professional Development, School Restructuring, and Small Schools

Go to the Source: More about the Schools Featured in this Issue