Supported with funds from the Stuart Foundations and the Hewlett Foundation, a research team has undertaken a three-year study of California's principal school restructuring initiative, SB 1274. The guiding question of the study is: To what extent, and in what ways, does SB 1274 enable schools to pursue an ambitious agenda of schoolwide change, with prospects for measurably affecting "powerful learning for all students?"The study's two major components are designed to 1) assess SB 1274 as a state-level school improvement policy strategy; and 2) illuminate the processes and outcomes of restructuring at the local level, with an emphasis on those conditions that enable schools to demonstrate success with all students. The work has been designed with multiple audiences in mind: the state policy community; local educators; and other public constituencies.
Judith Warren Little is the principal investigator.