Further Reading
This page features articles, reports and other materials supporting each indicator.
Creating and Sustaining the Conditions School-Level Indicators
Teacher Ownership, Knowledge & Leadership
- It’s About Time: Lessons from Expanded Learning Time in Meriden, CT Toner, Mark, 2014
- Cost-effective Strategies for Extended Learning Time and Expanded Opportunity in K-12 Education Generation Schools, 2014
- Teacher-led Professional Development: Empowering Teachers as Self-advocates Michelle Stacy , 2013
- Effective Teaching as a Civil Right: How Building Instructional Capacity Can Help Close the Achievement Gap Linda Darling-Hammond, 2011
- Grow Your Own Teachers: Grassroots Change for Teacher Education Elizabeth A. Skinner, Maria Teresa Garretón, and Brian D. Schultz, Editors Foreword by Charles Payne, 2011
- Strengthening Science Education The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2011
- Collective Practice, Quality Teaching: Voices in Urban Education 27 Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, Guest Editor, 2010
- Clarence Edwards Middle School: Success Through Transformation The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2009
- Teacher Voice and Ownership of Curriculum Change David Kirk and Doune MacDonald, 2001
School Climate
- Measuring School Climate National School Climate Center, 2016
- Workbook for Improving School Climate & Closing the Achievement Gap, 2nd Edition: Using Your California Healthy Kids and California School Climate Surveys WestEd, 2012
- Health Impact Assessment of School Discipline Policies CADRE, 2015
- Student Success Comes Full Circle Partnership for Children and Youth, 2015
- A First Look at the 5 Essentials in Illinois Schools Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2015
- Measuring School Climate: A Toolkit for Districts and Schools Colorado Legacy Foundation and Colorado Department of Education, 2012
- How Our Schools Are Holding Black Girls Back Time Ideas, 2015
- Are We Closing the School Discipline Gap? UCLA Civil Rights Project, 2015
- Keeping California’s Kids in School: Fewer Students of Color Missing School for Minor Misbehavior Civil Rights Project, 2014
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- A New Model of School Reform Vicki Zakrzewski, 2014
- The School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System Emily Morgan, Nina Salomon, Martha Plotkin, and Rebecca Cohen, 2014
- A Review of School Climate Research Amrit Thapa, Jonathan Cohen, Shawn Guffey and Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro, 2013
- Out of School and Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools Daniel J. Losen and Tia Elena Martinez, 2013
- Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice Daniel J. Losen , 2011
- One Year After the Passing of the School Climate Bill of Rights. Let’s Break the LAUSD School to Jail Track Ashley Franklin, 2011
- School Discipline Resource Sheets Center for Education Organizing at Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2011
- Redefining Dignity in Our Schools: A Shadow Report on School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Implementation in South Los Angeles, 2007-2010 Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE), Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc., & Public Counsel Law Center, 2010
- Note to Educators: Hope Required When Growing Roses in Concrete Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade, 2009
- Safety with Dignity: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of School Udi Ofer, Angela Jones, Johanna Miller, Deinya Phenix, Tara Bahl, Christina Mokhtar and Chase Madar, 2009
School- or System-Level Indicators
School-Community Partnerships
- Expanding Learning Through School Partnerships in New York State: Findings and Recommendations of the Statewide Learning Community NYSAN, 2016
- FairShare: Data Sharing Strategies that Work The Wallace Foundation, 2016
- Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships: How District and Community Leaders Are Building Effective, Sustainable Relationships Center for American Progress, 2012
- Partnerships, Not Pushouts: A Guide for School Board Members: Community Partnerships for Student Success 10 different orgs including both unions, Coaltion for Community Schools, etc., 2014
- A World of Learning: An ExpandED High School Approach ExpandEd by TASC, 2015
- Growing Together, Learning Together: What Cities Have Discovered About Building Afterschool Systems Wallace Foundation, 2015
- Partnerships, Not Pushouts: A Guide for School Board Members: Community Partnerships for Student Success National Opportunity to Learn Campaign , 2014
- Ten Ways to Build School Community Partnerships ExpandED Schools by TASC, 2012
- Beyond Lessons in the Field Creating and Sustaining Partnerships in Promise Neighborhoods Promise Neighborhoods, 2013
- First-year Report: “Expanding Opportunities: How Ten Middle Schools Lengthened The Learning Day With Citizen Schools” Citizen Schools, 2010
- Framework for Assessing School-Community Partnerships The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2013
- The Role of Community Schools In Place-Based Initiatives Collaborating for Student Success William Potapchuk, 2013
- More and Better Learning: Year One Report on ExpandED Schools ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- A World of Learning: An ExpandED High School Approach ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- Expanding Equity through More and Better Learning Time Jaime L. Del Razo and Michelle Renée, 2013
- Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools: A Practical Guide Laura Martinez, Cheryl D. Hayes, and Torey Silloway, 2013
- Partnerships for College Readiness Jaein Lee, Sara McAlister, Jacob Mishook, and Gabriel Santner, 2013
- The Afterschool and Community School Connection: Expanding Learning Opportunities and Partnerships Reuben Jacobson and Martin J. Blank, 2013
- The Growing Convergence of Community Schools and Expanded Learning Opportunities Reuben Jacobson, Shama S. Jamal, Linda Jacobson, Martin J. Blank, 2013
- Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships: How District and Community Leaders Are Building Effective, Sustainable Relationships Martin J. Blank, Atelia Melaville, and Reuben Jacobson, 2012
Student, Family & Community Engagement
- Families and Expanded Learning Opportunities: Working Together to Support Children’s Learning NCSL and Harvard Family Research Project, 2012
- Measuring Your Family School Community Partnerships Wisconsin Department of Education, 2015
- Vision for Authentic Parent Engagement (Preschool-12th Grade) Families in Schools, 2015
- Family Engagement: A Guide to Tools, Strategies, and Resources ExpandED Schools by TASC, 2015
- How to Develop a Logic Model for Districtwide Family Engagement Strategies Harvard Family Research Project, 2009
- Rational and Results Framework Community Schools, 2014
- Collaborating for Student Success Community Schools, 2012
- Beyond Lessons in the Field Community Engagement in Promise Neighborhoods Promise Neighborhoods, 2013
- Community Schools Evaluation Toolkit (2009): A starter guide for community school staff who want to use data to tell their story and improve their community schools. Community Schools, 2009
- Parent Engagement: Evidence on Impact ExpandED by TASC, 2014
- The Role of Community Schools In Place-Based Initiatives Collaborating for Student Success William Potapchuk, 2013
- Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity Framework for Family School Partnership Karen L. Mapp and Paul J. Kuttner, 2013
- A Cord of Three Strands: A New Approach to Parent Engagement in Schools Soo Hong, foreword by Jean Anyon, 2011
- Communities and Schools: Voices in Urban Education 23 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2009
- The Time is Now: Youth Organize to Transform Philadelphia Schools Gretchen E. L. Suess and Kristine S. Lewis, 2007
- Engaging Communities: Voices in Urban Education 13 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2006
- Forces of Accountability? The Power of Poor Parents in NCLB John Rogers, 2006
- A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement Anne T. Henderson and Karen L. Mapp, 2002
Student, Family & Community Ownership
- Show Me the Budget ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- Student Ownership of Learning as a Key Component of College Readiness David T. Conley and Elizabeth M. French, 2014
- The Education Election: Community Organizing to Envision and Advance a Progressive Education Agenda: Voices in Urban Education 39 Oona Chatterjee, Guest Editor, 2014
- Organized Parents, Organized Teachers Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2013
- A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform Mark R. Warren and Karen L. Mapp , 2011
- Community Organizing as an Education Reform Strategy Series Michelle Renée and Sara McAlister, 2011
- Youth Organizing for Education Reform: Voices in Urban Education 30 Michelle Renée, Eric Zachary, and Caitlin Ervin, Guest Editors, 2011
- Youth Organizing for Educational CHANGE Anderson Williams, Deniece Ferguson and Nicole Yohalem, 2011
- Social Movement Organizing and Equity-Focused Educational Change: Shifting the Zone of Mediation Michelle Renée, Kevin Welner, Jeannie Oakes, 2009
- The Time is Now: Youth Organize to Transform Philadelphia Schools Gretchen E. L. Suess and Kristine S. Lewis, 2007
- Learning Power: Organizing for Education and Justice Jeannie Oakes and John Rogers with Martin Lipton, 2006
System-Level Indicators
Supportive District Policy & Structures
- Rubric for Linked Learning Pathway Quality Review and Continuous Improvement Linked Learning, 2012
- Financing Expanded Learning Time in Schools: A Look at Five District Expanded Time Schools National Centetr on Time and Learning, The Wallace Foundation, 2014
- Growing Together, Learning Together: What Cities Have Discovered About Building Afterschool Systems The Wallace Foundation, 2015
- Financing Expanded Learning Time in Schools: A Look at Five District Expanded Time Schools Wallace Foundation, 2014
- It’s About Time: Lessons from Expanded Learning Time in Meriden, CT Toner, Mark, 2014
- Redesigning the “Central Office” Robert Rothman, Editor, 2009
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- From After-School to Expanded Learning: A Decade of Progress Robert M. Stonehill, Sherri C. Lauver, Tara Donahue, Neil Naftzger, Carol K. McElvain and Jaime Stephanidis, 2011
- Hours of Opportunity: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs Susan J.Bodilly, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Nate Orr, Ethan Scherer, Louay Constant, and Daniel Gershwin, 2010
- Enhancing School Reform Through Expanded Learning Robert M. Stonehill, Priscilla M. Little, Steven M. Ross, Laura Neergaard, Lynn Harrison, James Ford, and Jessica Donner, 2009
- On the Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time Elena Silva, 2007
- The School Board and Central Office in District Improvement Gordon Cawelti and Nancy Protheroe, 2007
- Strong Foundation, Evolving Challenges: A Case Study to Support Leadership Transition in the Boston Public Schools The Aspen Institute - Education and Society Program and Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2006
Leadership Support & Communication
- Framework for Developing a System of Linked Learning Pathways ConnectED, 2014
- District Leader’s Guide: Communicating Effectively with Stakeholders Colorado Legacy Foundation, 2011
- Growing Together, Learning Together: What Cities Have Discovered About Building Afterschool Systems The Wallace Foundation, 2015
- Extra Time Yields Promisng Results for Struggling Connecticut Schools Education Week, 2015
- Transforming Schools through ELT: Tumbleweed Elementary School The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Ten Ways to Build School-Community Partnerships ExpandED by TASC, 2012
- Expanding Learning Opportunities Across the Country: Embracing Multiple Approaches and Funding Sources Afterschool Alliance, 2010
- Integrating Expanded Learning and School Reform Initiatives:Challenges and Strategies Learning Point Associates and The Collaborative for Building Afterschool Systems, 2010
- Partnerships for Learning: Promising Practices in Integrating School and Out-of-School Time Program Supports Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
- Meaningful Linkages between Summer Programs, Schools, and Community Partners: Conditions and Strategies for Success Brenda McLaughlin and Tara L. Phillips, 2009
- Redesigning the “Central Office” Robert Rothman, Editor, 2009
- Leadership in Smart Systems: Voices in Urban Education 25 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2009
- A New Day for Learning: A report from the Time, Learning, and Afterschool Task Force Vincent L. Ferrandino, 2007
- Clarence Edwards Middle School: Success Through Transformation The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2009
Targeted Fiscal Resources
- The Road to Sustainability National Center for Community Education, Afterschool Alliance, 2015
- A Fiscal Map for Expanded Learning Time: Third Edition ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- Resource Allocation: Making Choices to Prioritize Learning Time for Students National Center on Time and Learning, 2015
- Financing Expanded Learning Time in Schools: A Look at Five District Expanded Time Schools Wallace Foundation, 2014
- Putting the Pieces Together: Sustainable Funding for Expanded Time in Public Schools Education Resource Strategies, 2015
- Co-Creating Movement Metrics that Matter: Resources, Reflection, and the Right Data Ito, Jennifer, 2014
- First-year Report: “Expanding Opportunities: How Ten Middle Schools Lengthened The Learning Day With Citizen Schools” Citizen Schools, 2010
- Ten Ways to Build School-Community Partnerships ExpandED by TASC, 2012
- A Fiscal Map for Expanded Learning Time: Third Edition ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- Cost-effective Strategies for Extended Learning Time and Expanded Opportunity in K-12 Education Generation Schools, 2014
- Netnavigator Shows Who Is Funding What and Where in Newark Public Schools Newark Trust for Education, 2014
- Revisiting the Age-Old Question: Does Money Matter in Education? Bruce D. Baker, 2012
- Civic Investment in Public Education: Voices in Urban Education 32 Warren Simmons, Guest Editor, 2011
- Collective Impact Stanford Social Innovation Review John Kania and Mark Kramer, 2011
- Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education: High Impact Strategy for Philanthropy Kevin Welner and Amy Farley, 2010
- Student-Based Budgeting: Voices in Urban Education 29 Ellen Foley, Guest Editor, 2010
- Funding Student Learning: How to Align Education Resources with Student Learning Goals National Working Group on Funding Student Learning, 2008
Student-Level Indicators
Student Agency
- Student-Centered Learning: How Four Schools Are Closing the Opportunity Gap Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2014
- Student Agency Practices in the Middle Shift Learning Networks Raikes Foundation, 2013
- Ten Ways to Build School-Community Partnerships ExpandED by TASC, 2012
- A World of Learning: An ExpandED High School Approach ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- A World Where Youth Hold the Power Adeola A. Oredola, 2012
- Apprenticeships in Power and Critique: How Classroom and Youth Organizing Spaces Provide Latino Youth Opportunities for Critical Civic Development Jesse C. Moya, 2012
- Youth Organizing for Education Reform: Voices in Urban Education 30 Michelle Renée, Eric Zachary, and Caitlin Ervin, Guest Editors , 2011
- Toward a Critical Social Theory of Youth Empowerment Louise B. Jennings, Deborah M. Parra-Medina, DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias, and Kerry McLoughlin, 2006
- What Kind of Citizen? The Politics of Educating for Democracy Joel Westheimer andJoseph Kahne, 2004
Student- or School-Level Indicators
School Relationships
- Teaching Through Interactions Framework Pianta, R.C., Hamre, B.K., and Allen, J.P. "Teacher-Student Relationships and Engagement: Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Improving the Capacity of Classroom Interactions" Conceptualizing and Measuring Teacher-Student Classroom Interactions (pg. 372), 2016
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- Personalization & Caring Relationships with Adults in Urban High Schools: Is There a Relationship with Academic Achievement? Larry McClure, Susan Yonezawa, and Makeba Jones , 2010
- School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
- Influence of Student-Teacher and Parent-Teacher Relationships on Lower Achieving Readers’ Engagement and Achievement in the Primary Grades Jan Hughes and Oi-man Kwok, 2007
- In the Context of Risk: Supportive Adults and the School Engagement of Middle School Students Michael E. Woolley and Gary L. Bowen, 2007
- Relationships Matter: Linking Teacher Support to Student Engagement and Achievement Adena M. Klem and James P. Connell, 2004
School-Level Indicators
Access to More Time
- Federal Funding for and Characteristics of Public Schools with Extended Learning Time GAO, 2015
- Extra Time Yields Promisng Results for Struggling Connecticut Schools Education Week, 2015
- Rural Communities Struggle to Provide After-School Programs Frey, Susan, 2015
- The effects of increased learning time on student academic and nonacademic outcomes: Findings from a meta analytic review Yael Kidron and Jim Lindsay, 2014
- Transforming Schools through ELT: Tumbleweed Elementary School The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Generation Schools Model: Core Elements, Revolutionary Programming, and Results Generation Schools, 2014
- Mapping the Field: A Report on Expanded Time Schools in America The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2009
- A World of Learning: An ExpandED High School Approach ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- Adding Time for Enrichment The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2013
- Poverty-related Challenges Sap Instructional Time in High Schools Holly Yettick, 2014
- Expanding Equity through More and Better Learning Time Jaime L. Del Razo and Michelle Renée, 2013
- The Case for Improving and Expanding Time in School: A Review of Key Research and Practice David Farbman, 2012
- The Impact of Learning Time on Academic Achievement Su Jin Jez and Robert W. Wassmer, 2011
- Why Summers Matter in the Rich/Poor Achievement Gap Richard Allington & Anne McGill-Franzen, 2009
- Designing for Knowledge Integration: The Impact of Instructional Time. Douglas Clark and Marcia C. Linn, 2007
- Extending Learning: Voices in Education 16 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2007
- Lasting Consequences of the Summer Learning Gap Karl L. Alexander, Doris R. Entwisle and Linda Steffel Olson, 2007
- Time to Learn David Berliner, 2007
- Longitudinal Achievement Effects of Multiyear Summer School: Evidence from the Teach Baltimore Randomized Field Trial Geoffrey D. Borman and N. Maritza Dowling, 2006
- Time for a Change: The Promise of Extended-Time Schools for Promoting Student Achievement David Farbman and Claire Kaplan , 2005
Access to Better Time
- Adding Time for Enrichment: Lessons Learned National Center on Time and Learning, 2016
- Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-time Schools National Center on Time and Learning, 2015
- Extra Time Yields Promisng Results for Struggling Connecticut Schools Education Week, 2015
- Expanded Learning Time: A Summary of Findings from Case Studies from Four States McMurrer, Jennifer, Matthew Frizzell, Nanami Yoshioka, Caitlin Scott, and Nora Ostler, 2015
- Rural Communities Struggle to Provide After-School Programs Frey, Susan, 2015
- Classroom Time Analysis Tool The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Transforming Schools through ELT: Tumbleweed Elementary School The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Reimagining the School Day: More Time for Learning The Wallace Foundation, 2011
- Learning Time in America The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2011
- Three Ways to Expand Learning ExpandEd by TASC, 2012
- An ExpandED Schools Case Study: Balanced Curriculum ExpandEd by TASC, 2013
- Expanding Equity through More and Better Learning Time Jaime L. Del Razo and Michelle Renée, 2013
- Realizing the Potential of Learning in Middle Adolescence Robert Halpern, Paul E. Heckman, and Reed W. Larson, 2013
- Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools Claaire Kaplan and Roy Chan, 2012
- “It’s Being Done”: Academic Success in Unexpectued Schools Karin Chenoweth, 2007
- Extending Learning: Voices in Education 16 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2007
- On the Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time Elena Silva, 2007
- Time to Learn David Berliner, 2007
- What’s all the Fuss about Instructional Time? David Berliner, 1990
- Experience and Education John Dewey, 1938
Identifying & Minimizing Time Distractors
- Checklist for Making Every Minute Count National Center on Time and Learning, 2016
- Poverty-Related Challenges Sap Instructional Time in High Schools Holly Yettick, 2014
- Democratic School Turnarounds: Pursuing Equity and Learning from Evidence Tina Trujillo and Michelle Renée, 2013
- It’s About Time: Learning Time and Educational Opportunity in California’s High Schools John Rogers and Nicole Mirra, 2014
- Race Is Not Neutral: A National Investigation of African American and Latino Disproportionality in School Discipline Russell J. Skiba, Robert H. Horner, Choong-Geun Chung, M. Karega Rausch, Seth L. May and Tary Tobin, 2011
- Redefining Dignity in Our Schools: A Shadow Report on School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Implementation in South Los Angeles, 2007-2010 Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE), 2010
- Time for School? When the Snow Falls, Test Scores Also Drop Dave E. Marcotte and Benjamin Hansen , 2010
Teacher Engagement & Satisfaction
- Expanded Learning Time: A Summary of Findings from Case Studies from Four States McMurrer, Jennifer, Matthew Frizzell, Nanami Yoshioka, Caitlin Scott, and Nora Ostler, 2015
- Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: Turning Around the Race to the Bottom in High-Need Schools Linda Darling-Hammond, 2010
- Clarence Edwards Middle School: Success Through Transformation The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2009
- Seven Essential Elements Diagnostic Tool The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2013
- More Time for Learning: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative 2010 Progress Report Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative, 2010
- Ten Ways to Build School-Community Partnerships ExpandEd by TASC, 2012
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- Straight Talk on Teaching Quality: Six Game-Changing Ideas and What to Do About Them Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2011
- Keeping Good Teachers: Why it Matters, What Leaders Can Do Linda Darling-Hammond, 2003
- The Schools That Teachers Choose Susan Moore Johnson and Sarah E. Birkeland, 2003
- What Keeps Teachers Going? Sonia M. Nieto, 2003
Collaboration
- Expanded Learning Time: A Summary of Findings from Case Studies from Four States McMurrer, Jennifer, Matthew Frizzell, Nanami Yoshioka, Caitlin Scott, and Nora Ostler, 2015
- Kuss Middle School: Expanding Time to Accelerate School Improvement The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools Ford Foundation MBLT page, 2014
- Framework for Assessing Teacher Collaboration The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Transforming Schools through ELT: Tumbleweed Elementary School The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Generation Schools Model: Core Elements, Revolutionary Programming, and Results Generation Schools, 2014
- More Time for Learning: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative 2010 Progress Report Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative, 2010
- A Guide to Co-Teaching: New Lessons and Strategies to Facilitate Student Learning Richard A. Villa, Jacqueline S. Thousand, and Ann I. Nevin, 2013
- What Teachers Need and Reformers Ignore: Time to Collaborate Valerie Strauss, 2013
- Professional Capital: Transforming Teaching in Every School Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan, 2012
- The Power of Professional Capital Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan, 2012
- Peer Networks in School Reform: Lessons from England and Implications for the United States Jacob Mishook, Sara McAlister, and Karen Edge, 2011
- Straight Talk on Teaching Quality: Six Game-Changing Ideas and What to Do About Them Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2011
- The Missing Link in School Reform Carrie R. Leana , 2011
- What Research Says About Collaborative Inquiry Jane L. David, 2009
- A Culture of Collaborative Inquiry: Learning to Develop and Support Professional Learning Communities Tamara Holmlund Nelson, David Slavit, Mart Perkins, and Tom Hathorn, 2008
- Relationships of Knowledge and Practice: Teacher Learning in Communities Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Susan L. Lytle, 1999
- Successful School Restructuring: A Report to the Public and Educators Fred M. Newmann and Gary G. Wehlage, 1995
Inclusivity & Persistence
- Clarence Edwards Middle School: Success Through Transformation The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2009
- Transforming Schools through ELT: Tumbleweed Elementary School The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Academic League Handbook The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2010
- Measuring Academic Tenacity: New Visions for Public Schools Jared Carrano, 2013
- Readiness for College: The Role of Noncognitive Factors and Context Jenny Nagaoka, Camille A. Farrington, Melissa Roderick, Elaine Allensworth, Tasha Seneca Keyes, David W. Johnson, Nicole O. Beechum, 2013
- College Readiness: A Guide to the Field Sara McAlister and Pascale Mevs, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2012
- Potholes on the Road to College High School Effects in Shaping Urban Students’ Participation in College Application, Four-year College Enrollment, and College Match Melissa Roderick, Vanessa Coca, and Jenny Nagaoka, 2011
- An Early Warning System Ruth Curran Neild, Robert Balfanz and Liza Herzog, 2007
- Meeting Five Critical Challenges of High School Reform Janet Quint, 2006
- Closing the Achievement Gap by Detracking Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner, 2005
System-Level Indicators
Support Services
- X Marks the Spot: Using Data to Map Needs and Supply The Wallace Foundation, 2016
- X Marks the Spot: Usijng Data to Map Needs and Supply X Marks the Spot: Usijng Data to Map Needs and Supply, 2015
- Transforming Student and Learning Supports: Developing a Unified, Comprehensive, and Equitable System Adelman, Howard, and Taylor, Linda, 2015
- Educator and Administrator Fact Sheet Linked Learning, 2014
- Seven Essential Elements Diagnostic Tool The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2013
- More Time for Learning: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative, 2010
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- The School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System Emily Morgan, Nina Salomon, Martha Plotkin, and Rebecca Cohen, 2014
- Avoid Simple Solutions and Quick Fixes: Lessons Learned from a Comprehensive Districtwide Approach to Improving Conditions for Learning David M. Osher, Jeffrey M. Poirier, G. Roger Jarjoura, Russell Brown, and Kimberly Kendziora, 2013
- Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools: A Practical Guide Laura Martinez, Cheryl D. Hayes, and Torey Silloway, 2013
- The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies Patricia Gándara and Frances Contreras, 2009
- Educating Vulnerable Pupils: Voices in Education 12 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2006
- Communities and Schools: A New View of Urban Education Reform Mark R. Warren, 2005
- Full-Service Schools: A Revolution in Health and Social Services for Children, Youth, and Families Joy Dryfood, 1994
Student-Level Indicators
Student Academic Knowledge
- Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Time to Move Beyond Test-Focused Policies NEPC, 2015
- National Equity Atlas: Education Levels and Job Requirements PolicyLink, 2014
- Generation Schools Model: Core Elements, Revolutionary Programming, and Results Generation Schools, 2014
- College Tools for Schools College Tools for Schools, 2014
- Linked Learning Fact Sheet Linked Learning, 2014
- Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools Claire Kablan and Roy Chan, 2014
- The After-School Apprenticeship Program Toolkit ExpandED by TASC, 2010
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- Beyond the Bubble Test: How Performance Assessments Support 21st Century Learning Linda Darling-Hammond and Frank Adamson, 2014
- College Readiness Indicator Systems Resource Series Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities, Stanford University, & University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2014
- Creating Systems of Assessment for Deeper Learning David T. Conley and Linda Darling-Hammond, 2013
- Linked Learning: A Guide to Making High School Work Marisa Saunders, 2013
- College Readiness: A Guide to the Field Sara McAlister and Pascale Mevs, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 2012
- Toward a More Comprehensive Conception of College Readiness David T. Conley, 2007
Skills & Abilities
- Finding Common Ground: Connecting Scoial-Emotional Learning During and Beyond the School Day Partnership for Children and Youth, 2016
- Are You Ready to Assess Social and Emotional Learning? AIR, 2016
- Assessment of 21st Century Skills Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2016
- Social and Emotional Learning: A Resource Guide and New Approach to Measurement in ExpandED Schools ExpandED by TASC, 2015
- 21st Century Skills Map: Math Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2015
- P21 Common Core Toolkit Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2015
- Time for Deeper Learning: Lessons from Five High Schools The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2013
- Linked Learning in Action Linked Learning, 2014
- A World of Learning: An ExpandED High School Approach ExpandED by TASC, 2014
- Seven Essential Elements Diagnostic Tool The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Generation Schools Model: Core Elements, Revolutionary Programming, and Results Generation Schools, 2014
- Expanding Access, Creating Options: How Linked Learning Pathways Can Mitigate Barriers to College and Career Access in Schools and Districts Linked Learning, 2013
- The School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System Emily Morgan, Nina Salomon, Martha Plotkin, and Rebecca Cohen, 2014
- Academic Learning + Social-Emotinal Learning = National Priority Roger P. Weissberg and Jason Cascarino, 2013
- Avoid Simple Solutions and Quick Fixes: Lessons Learned from a Comprehensive Districtwide Approach to Improving Conditions for Learning David M. Osher, Jeffrey M. Poirier, G. Roger Jarjoura, Russell Brown, and Kimberly Kendziora, 2013
- Linked Learning: A Guide to Making High School Work Marisa Saunders, 2013
- Readiness for College: The Role of Noncognitive Factors and Context Jenny Nagaoka, Camille A. Farrington, Melissa Roderick, Elaine Allensworth, Tasha Seneca Keyes, David W. Johnson, and Nicole O. Beechum, 2013
- Teaching Adolescents to Become Learners: The Role of Noncognitive Factors in Shaping School Performance: A Critical Review Camille A. Farrington, Melissa Roderick, Elaine Allensworth, Jenny Nagaoka, Tasha Seneca Keyes, David W. Johnson, and Nicole O. Beechum, 2012
- Career Academies: A Proven Strategy to Prepare High School Students for College and Careers David Stern, Charles Dayton, and Marilyn Raby, 2010
- Beyond Tracking: Multiple Pathways to College, Career, and Civic Participation Jeannie Oakes and Marisa Saunders, 2008
Student Engaged Learning
- Helping Older Youth Succeed Through Expanded Learning Opportunities NCSL and Harvard Family Research Project, 2011
- Toolkit for Expanding Learning ExpandED by TASC, 2014
- Kuss Middle School: Expanding Time to Accelerate School Improvement The Time Collaborative / National Center on Time & Learning, 2014
- Time Well Spent: Eight Powerful Practices of Successful, Expanded-Time Schools Claire Kablan and Roy Chan, 2014
- A World of Learning: An ExpandED High School Approach ExpandED by TASC, 2014
- District Readiness Tool: ExpandED Schools ExpandEd by TASC, 2012
- School Readiness Tool: ExpandED Schools ExpandED by TASC, 2012
- Toward a More Comprehensive Conception of College Readiness David T. Conley, 2007
- Cognitive Skills and Noncognitive Traits and Behaviors in Stratification Processes George Farkas, 2003
- Student Engagement in High School Classrooms from the Perspective of Flow Theory Shernoff, D. J., Csikszentmihalyi, M., Schneider, B., & Shernoff, E. S. , 2003
- The Science: The Growth Mindset Carol Dweck and Lisa Blackwell, 2006
- Student Engagement with School: Critical Conceptual and Methodological Issues of the Construct James Appletom, Sandra Christenson, and Michael Furlong , 2008
- Studnet Engagement at School: A sense of belonging and participation. Results from PISA 2000 Jon Willms, 2003
- What did you do in school today? Transforming classrooms through social, academic and intellectual engagement. J. Douglas Willms, Sharon Friesen and Penny Milton , 2009
- Student Engagement, Equity, and the Culture of Schooling Sharon Friesen, 2003
Student Health & Wellness
- School Health Connection: Healthy Kids and Communities: School Wellness Toolkit Louisiana Public Health Institute, 2016
- Student Success Comes Full Circle Partnership for Children and Youth, 2015
- Cost-effective Strategies for Extended Learning Generation Schools, 2014
- Social and Emotional Learning: A Resource Guide and New Approach to Measurement in ExpandED Schools ExpandED by TASC, 2014
- Supporting Families and Developing Parent Advocates and Leaders among the Immigrant Chinese Community in Boston Elaine Ng, 2013
- Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap Charles E. Basch, 2010
- The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010
- A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between a Coordinated School Health Program and School Achievement: A Case for School Health Frances M. Vinciullo and Beverly J. Bradley, 2009
- Mental Health and Academic Achievement: Role of School Nurses Kathryn Rose Puskar and Lisa Marie Bernardo, 2007
Civic Life
- Educating for a Critical Democracy: Civic Participation Reimagined in the Council of Youth Research Nicole Mirra, Ernest D. Morrell, Ebony Cain, D'Artagnan Scorza and Arlene Ford, 2013
- Pushing the Boundaries: What Youth Organizers at Boston’s Hyde Square Task Force Have to Teach Us About Civic Engagement Nicole Mirra , 2013
- Apprenticeships in Power and Critique: How Classroom and Youth Organizing Spaces Provide Latino Youth with Opportunities for Critical Civic Development Jesse C. Moya, 2012
- Education for Liberation: Voices in Urban Education 34 Keith Catone, Guest Editor, 2012
- No Citizen Left Behind Meria L. Levinson, 2012
- Hope, Healing, and Care: Pushing the Boundaries of Civic Engagement for African American Youth Shawn Ginwright, 2011
- Public Engagement for Public Education: Joining Forces to Revitalize Democracy and Equalize Schools John Rogers and Marion Orr , 2011
- The Civic Achievement Gap Meria L. Levinson, 2007
- Community-Based Learning: Engaging Students for Success and Citizenship Atelia Melaville, Amy C. Berg, Martin J. Blank (Coalition for Community Schools), 2006
- Urban Youth, Media Literacy, and Increased Critical Civic Participation Jeff Duncan-Andrade, 2006
- Critical Civic Engagement Among Urban Youth Ben Kirshner, Karen Strobel, and Maria Fernández, 2003
System-Level Indicators
Strong & Sustainable More and Better Learning Time Ecosystem
- Why Theory Matters: An Examination of Contemporary Learning Time Reforms Daniela K. DiGiacomo, Joshua J. Prudhomme, Hannah R. Jones, Kevin G. Welner, Ben Kirshner, 2016
- More quality time: Schools’ best weapon in the battle against poverty NCTE, 2015
- A Fiscal Map for Expanded Learning Time: Third Edition ExpandED by TASC, 2013
- The After-School Apprenticeship Program Toolkit ExpandED by TASC, 2010
- District Readiness Tool: ExpandED Schools ExpandED by TASC, 2012
- School Readiness Tool: ExpandED Schools ExpandED by TASC, 2012
- Learning Time in America: Trends to Reform the American School Calendar David Farbman, 2013
- Expanding Equity through More and Better Learning Time Jaime Del Razo and Michelle Renée, 2013
- More than Maintenance: Sustaining Improvement Efforts Over the Long Run Craig Jerald, 2010
- A Place To Grow and Learn: a Citywide Approach to Building and Sustaining Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities Perspective The Wallace Foundation, 2008
- Sustaining Reform: Voices in Urban Education 9 Robert Rothman, Editor, 2005
Widespread Adoption
- Expanded Learning Time Should Be Part of the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program Center for American Progress, 2013
- More Time for Learning: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time Initiative Ford Foundation MBLT page, 2010
- Going to Scale with Smart Systems: Voices in Urban Education 28 Ellen Foley and Alethea Frazier Raynor, Co-Guest Editors, 2010
- The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Education Change Andy Hargreaves and Dennis L. Shirley, 2009
- From Smart Districts to Smart Education Systems: A Broader Agenda for Educational Development Warren Simmons, 2007
- Rethinking Scale: Moving beyond Numbers to Deep and Lasting Change Cynthia E. Coburn, 2003