NC New Schools / Breakthrough Learning operates as a learning organization. We engage in continuous inquiry about our work in order to improve services that helps prepare all students to lead more successful, productive lives. By disseminating research publications about NC New Schools / Breakthrough Learning and the innovations occurring throughout our network, we aim to contribute to the knowledge base for educators, policymakers, non-education professionals, and community advocates.
Currently, we manage research projects in cooperation with the US Department of Education and the NC State Board of Education/Department of Public Instruction. These research projects have totaled more than $50 million over the past decade and include the design and delivery of evidence-based approaches to educational innovation that blend public education with higher education and the emerging economy.
Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy aims to ensure that students graduate with the skills and mindset needed to thrive in a 21st century economy transformed by technology and industries with a promi…
Located in the rural northeast region of North Carolina, the Northeast Regional School of Biotechnology and Agriscience currently serves students from five counties in grades 9 through 11. The school …
NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning takes an innovative approach to creating partnerships between schools and employers. These strategies directly impact students by preparing them for success in a g…
Published in March 2014, these reports review the second year of the NC Rural Innovative Schools initiative.
Executive summary
Year 2 baseline report from the SERVE Center
2014 report to …
Study authors reported, and the What Works Clearinghouse confirmed, that 86 percent of early college students graduated from high school by the end of the study period, compared to 81 percent of compa…
Together with its partner schools, North Carolina New Schools is engaging industry and higher education like never before to provide relevant industry-linked learning opportunities for North Carolina'…
NC New Schools/Breakthrough Learning leads early college development for North Carolina in cooperation with the NC Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education, supporting the inn…
An ongoing experimental study by the SERVE Center at UNC-Greensboro finds persuasive evidence on the effectiveness of NC New Schools partner schools -- specifically early college high schools. The stu…
Quality STEM education prepares all students to graduate literate in mathematics, science and technology and able to design and communicate solutions to real problems with confidence, ingenuity and th…
The most recent long-term study released in June 2013 finds that early college high schools have had a sustained positive impact on traditionally underserved students nationwide. Reports published by …
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