The Future of Children, Princeton - Brookings: Providing research and analysis to promote effective policies and programs for children.

Introducing the Issue

Cecilia Elena Rouse and James J. Kemple

Can the American High School Become an Avenue of Advancement for All?

Robert Balfanz

How Do American Students Measure Up? Making Sense of International Comparisons

Daniel Koretz

Falling Off Track during the Transition to High School: What We Know and What Can Be Done

Ruth Curran Nield

Finishing High School: Alternative Pathways and Dropout Recovery

John H. Tyler and Magnus Lofstrom

Improving Low-Performing High Schools: Searching for Evidence of Promise

Steve Fleischman and Jessica Heppen

U.S. High School Curriculum: Three Phases of Contemporary Research and Reform

Valerie E. Lee and Douglas D. Ready

Instruction in High Schools: The Evidence and the Challenge

Tom Corcoran and Megan Silander

College Readiness for All: The Challenge for Urban High Schools

Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka and Vanessa Coca

Expanding Policy Options for Educating Teenagers

David Stern