Below are several links for both business and education resources that we have found helpful and informative for building business/education partnerships.

College for Every Student
http://www.collegefes.org/news.php?nid=183
Especially for rural youth, this is a unique program that is committed to raising the academic aspirations and performance of underserved youth so that they can prepare for, gain access to and succeed in college and beyond. The website is loaded with excellent resources.

The Power to Change: High Schools that Help All Students Achieve
http://www.edtrust.org/dc/publication/the-power-to-change-high-schools-that-help-all-students-achieve
From the highly respected Education Trust, this report details three high schools that do an exceptional job of helping all students achieve, regardless of their personal, social or economic circumstances. It's candid, inspiring and helpful.

Beating the Odds: How 13 NYC Schools Bring Low-Performing 9th Graders to Timely Completion and College Enrollment
http://www.annenberginstitute.org/Products/BTO.php
From the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, this practical report showcases 13 New York schools that "beat the odds" by producing very high achievement, graduation and college attendance rates.

The American Youth Policy Forum
http://www.aypf.org/
This group, which is devoted to enhancing the quality of life and education for young people, has a tremendous library of materials on dropout prevention and recovery.

The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
http://www.dropoutprevention.org/ndpcdefault.htm
This is the mother lode for dropout prevention research, programs and materials. Be sure to look carefully at their "15 Strategies" for dropout prevention — all very clear and based on good research. Also, consider purchasing two of their most helpful books:
Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach to Dropout Prevention, J. Smink and F.P. Schargel
The Principal's Role in Dropout Prevention: Seven Key Principles, S.W. Edwards and R. Edwards

National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
http://www.ndpc-sd.org/
This center, a branch of the National Dropout Prevention Center, was formed to increase school completion rates for students with disabilities through knowledge synthesis, technical assistance, and dissemination of interventions and practices that work.

What Works Clearinghouse
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
From the U.S. Department of Education, Institute for Education Studies, this clearinghouse provides high quality materials about programs and practices based on scientific research.

ASCD
http://www.ascd.org
(formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
Several resources from ASCD belong in every principal's library. They're reasonably priced and well worth the time it takes to read them…and share them with the staff. The titles tell what's inside these great books:

Principals and Student Achievement: What the Research Says, Kathleen Cotton http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/103309.aspx

Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering and Jane E. Pollock http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/101010.aspx

Oregon GEAR UP Principal Leadership Program Blog
http://www.ronwilliamson.com/RW_Web/Gear_Up.html

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