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Essay

Deconstructing "Narratives of Decline" about the Liberal Arts

W. Robert Connor
Reflecting on a comment by the former president of Williams College, Frank Oakley, this essay explores liberal education as a "narrative" in addressing the changes that have occurred in the last decade.

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A Bibliography from AAAS: A System of Solutions, Every School, Every Student 2005

One significant outcome of ten years of investing in systemic reform efforts is the growing body of literature in which those efforts are documented and analyzed.

AAAS: A System of Solutions: Every School, Every Student (full report)
American Association for the Advancement of Science

A System of Solutions: Every School, Every Student by Shirley Malcom, Joan Abdallah, Daryl Chubin, and Kathryn Grogan, provides guidance to school districts and sponsors investing in communities as the locus of educational change. With support from the GE Foundation, this American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) study of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) systemic education reform program, Urban Systemic Initiatives (USI), assesses how science and mathematics achievement gains were achieved in ten complex school systems serving largely minority students living in poverty. Six factors were found to support school systems in increasing achievement for all its students: Ownership & Accountability; Resources, Notably Time; Data & Research-based practices; High Expectations & High Standards; Management & System Capacity; and Implementation & Technical Assistance: Going to Scale.

Strategic Leadership for Education Reform: Lessons from the Statewide Systemic Initiatives Program
From the Consortium for Policy Research in Education

Lessons learned from a rigorous examination of State Systemic Initiatives to determine the impact of strategic leadership in achieving "substantial and enduring reform..." provide insights for leaders working to transform the system that is undergraduate STEM education.

What is Systemic Reform
An Essay from the National Academies

Although targeted at systemic reform within the educational system that is the K-12 community, in recognizing that "the primary function of the science education system is to supply society with scientifically literate citizens," this report suggests approaches for all stakeholders as we work toward systemic reform of America's K-12 system.