Learn about a successful school redesign in this story of the Julia Richman Education Complex (JREC).

It presents the story of the successful transformation of New York City's large, comprehensive Julia Richman High School into the Julia Richman Education Complex. From an academically failing, physically unsafe, graffiti-ridden school of 2,600 that graduated only a third of its students, Julia Richman has become a vibrant multi-age complex of six schools, including four high schools that now graduate more than 90% of their students and send about 90% to college.

The case study, DVD, and cards of "Frequently Asked Questions," co-authored by researchers at NCREST and Stanford University in collaboration with school leaders at JREC's Urban Academy examine the: concept of an education complex, history of the former high school, change strategy and policy context for the reform-specific design features and practices that have come to define JREC, tensions the schools at JREC must manage, challenges to the district for sustaining the complex and its success, and lessons learned about how to succeed in creating such a new model high school.

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