Comprehensive community initiatives in education reform: The case of Say Yes to Education

摘要: Abstract Say Yes to Education is a national non-profit committed dramatically increasing high school and college graduation rates for inner-city youth. An educational foundation equipped with resources vision of change, defining different approach city-wide turnaround, youth developmental achievement outcomes are the measures success. The has developed an education improvement model that involves community wide collaboration, incorporates curriculum, instruction, social emotional, health supports into coherent approach, uses data inform intervention planning. been engaged in scaling implementation at level two cities. These initiatives unique ventures degree which stakeholders have organized around single initiative, refocusing their support change strategies. This study attempts understand both local conditions necessary strategies used by engage youth-focused change.