""PREFACE""; ""FIGURES""; ""TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""RAND�S ASSESSMENT OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS""; ""Critical Issues""; ""Key Questions""; ""Data Collection""; ""PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT""; ""SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND FUTURE WORK""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS""; ""THE NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS REFORM EFFORT""; ""KEY QUESTIONS UNDERLYING RAND�S ASSESSMENT""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF SCHOOLWIDE""; ""REFORMS: ASSESSMENT OF THE SCALE-UP PHASE""; ""KEY ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGNS""; ""NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS APPROACH""
""Design-Based Assistance""""Engaging District Support""; ""RAND�S ASSESSMENT""; ""Data Collection Efforts""; ""Analytic Approach to Key Questions""; ""SIGNIFICANT FEATURES OF RAND RESEARCH""; ""BASELINE DESCRIPTION OF""; ""NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS""; ""SAMPLE OF NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS""; ""SOURCES OF DATA""; ""RESPONSE RATES""; ""DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOLS""; ""SCHOOL CLIMATE: NAS SCHOOLS COMPARED TO THE""; ""NATION�S SCHOOLS""; ""Problems Related to Diverse Student Populations""; ""Problems Related to Engagement of Students and Faculty""; ""SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT BEFORE DESIGN""
""Implementation""""summary of findings and work ahead""; ""references""
