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NOTE: Limited quantities of print copies of SCtW newsletters are available at no charge. To place an order e-mail Carol_Walker@brown.edu.

• October 2003 – vol. 3, no. 1
  Helping Districts Build Capacity for Excellence
  This issue focuses on the importance of good relationships between districts and the organizations they partner with to support reform efforts. Citing the findings in the Institute's report "Reforming Relationships," the newsletter highlights the qualities of effective relationships and includes an interview with Dan Challener of the Chattanooga Public Education Fund, which has been a strong partner with the Hamilton County Public Schools in its efforts to raise student achievement.
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• April 2002 – vol. 2, no. 1
  Building Capacity: Tools to Help Districts Help Schools
  This issue focuses on supports for building capacity to support entire systems of effective schools. It includes an excerpt from a set of principles for providing and supporting high-quality teaching and learning across a district, and a structured protocol for assessing whether a central office is providing adequate support for quality teaching and learning.
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• September 2001 – vol. 1, no. 2
  Focusing on Equity-Driven Systems
  This issue focuses on the work of the Task Force's Design Group on Organizing, Managing and Governing Schools and Systems. Central to the vision of "school communities that work" is a focus on equity as the raison d'etre of systems of schools.
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• January 2001 – vol. 1, no. 1
  School Communities that Work: A National Task Force on the Future of Urban Districts
  Introduces the Task Force, shares lessons in urban design and challenges facing urban districts, and identifies core players.
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