Center for Social Organization of Schools
The Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS) was established in 1966 as an educational research and development center at Johns Hopkins University. CSOS maintains a staff of full-time, highly productive sociologists, psychologists, social psychologists, and educators who conduct programmatic research to improve the education system, as well as full-time support staff engaged in developing curricula and providing technical assistance to help schools use the center’s research. The CSOS programs include Talent Development Middle Grades, Talent Development High Schools, and the Center on School, Family & Community Partnerships. Talent Development High Schools
Talent Development High Schools is a comprehensive reform model for large high schools that face serious problems with student attendance, discipline, achievement scores, and dropout rates. The model consists of specific changes in school organization and management to establish a strong, positive school climate for learning; curricular and instructional innovations to transition all students into advanced high school work in English and mathematics; parent and community involvement activities to encourage college awareness; and professional development systems to support the implementation of the recommended reforms. Education Week
Education Week on the web, American education's online newspaper of record U.S. Department of Education
The mission of the United States Department of Education is to promote educational excellence for all Americans. National Association of Elementary School Principals
The mission of the National Association of Elementary School Principals is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children. National Network of Partnership Schools
Established by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, The National Network of Partnership Schools brings together schools, districts, and states that are committed to developing and maintaining comprehensive programs of school-family-community partnerships.
National Association of Secondary School Principals
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is the preeminent organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school leaders from across the United States and more than 45 countries around the world. The mission of NASSP is to promote excellence in school leadership. National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform
The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform is an alliance of educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of professional organizations and foundations committed to promoting the academic performance and healthy development of young adolescents. National Middle School Association
Since its inception in 1973, National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been a voice for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents. NMSA is the only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education. Stocks in the Future
Stocks in the Future (SIF) stimulates underperforming students to improve school attendance and academics through the knowledge of financial life skills. The weekly curriculum teaches fundamentals of the financial market and combines it with performance incentives to earn SIF dollars. With their earnings, students buy publicly tradable stocks redeemable upon high school graduation.
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