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	1.	Riley Award for School Design Accepting Entries The American Architectural Foundation, in partnership with KnowledgeWorks Foundation, is accepting entries for the 2008 Richard Riley Award, which recognizes design and educational excellence in "schools as centers of community." (Website)
	2.	21st Century Skills, Beyond the Three Rs The poll, released by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, indicates that Americans understand the economy has changed and that, without skills that reflect today's workforce demands, young people may face tougher challenges earning a living wage and maintaining U.S. competitiveness than previous generations did. Skills such as global literacy, problem solving, innovation and creativity are becoming increasingly important in today's society and economy. (Website)
	3.	Building a 21st Century U.S. Education System NCTAF Board member Robert Wehling and the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future have published a book that brings together the visionary thinking of some of the nation’s finest education thought leaders and presents a diverse set of strategies and solutions to provide every child with a high-quality, world-class educational opportunity. KnowledgeWorks President Chad Wick wrote the last chapter, "The Meek Shall Inherit the Public Schools: Who Will Be Left Standing in the Learning E (Website)

	1.	Public Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows KnowledgeWorks Foundation is pleased to announce our publication, Public Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows. Critical to our vision as an education foundation is a belief that a highly educated and skilled populace benefits both individuals and the community as a whole. As a result, we enlisted Jonathan Weiss, a nationally recognized expert in community sustainability and economic development, to review the existing research on the relationship between schools and economic development. (PDF, 431 kb)
	2.	Dollars & Sense: The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools Dollars & Sense summarizes research on the educational and social benefits of small schools and the negative effects of large schools on students, teachers, and members of the community, as well as the "diseconomies of scale" inherent in large schools. In addition, Dollars & Sense answers two fundamental questions: can small schools be built cost effectively, and has anyone done so? Using data drawn from 489 schools submitted to design competitions in 1990-2001, Dollars and Sense answers both questions with a resounding yes, demonstrating that small schools are not prohibitively expensive. Investing tax dollars in small schools does make sense. (PDF, 290 kb)
	3.	Every Student Deserves a Legacy The following on-the-ground stories of struggle and hope mark the one-year anniversary of 58 new, revolutionary high schools that opened in the 2004-2005 school year through the Ohio High School Transformation Initiative. One of the nation's most sweeping statewide high school reform efforts, the Transformation has already converted 18 of Ohio's large, struggling, urban high school campuses into 58 smaller, successful high schools where underserved students receive personal attention, and study academically relevant and rigorous material that inspires them to achieve. (Website)