University Park Campus School in the News

• Patrick pushes education reform in Worcester, NECN, January 12, 2010
  
• Education News Parents Can Use, U.S. Department of Education, January 14, 2006
• Chronicle, Channel 5 WCVB Boston, December 28, 2005
• "Lean on Me", CNN, May 22, 2003 

• "Best High Schools 2009," U.S. News & World Report, January 29, 2010. (UPCS was awarded a Silver Medal)
  
• "Best High Schools 2008," U.S. News & World Report, November 29, 2007. (UPCS was awarded a Silver Medal)
• "The New Math," Michael Jonas, Commonwealth Magazine, Winter 2007.
• "Smart Answers," Katherine Ozment, Boston Magazine, September, 2005
• "The Best 100 High Schools in America," Newsweek, May 16, 2005 (UPCS was ranked #72 in the nation.)
  
• "A Winning Combination," Principal Leadership, January, 2005
• "Worcester's Wonder," Commonwealth Magzine, Spring, 2004.
  

• "Governor goes to school: University Park offers something to think about," by Jacqueline Reis, Telegram & Gazette, January 13, 2010.
  
• "Town-Gown Triumph: In poorest part of Worcester, Clark helps put children on path to college," Peter Schworm, Boston Globe, November 22, 2007.
• "Clark University’s miracle on South Main Street” Albert B. Southwick, Worcester Telegram and Gazette, May 20, 2007.
• "High Schools and Higher," Editorial, Boston Globe, May 28, 2007.
• "Junior High," by Michael Jonas, Boston Sunday Globe, January 28, 2007.
• "The ABCs of High Achievement," Editorial, Boston Globe, December 3, 2006.
• "Menino's College Try", Editorial, Boston Globe, August 29, 2006. 
• Edwatch by Julia Steiny: "Failure wasn't an option," Providence Journal, March 19, 2006. (free registration required)
  Edwatch by Julia Steiny: "Education partners in Mass.," Providence Journal, March 12, 2006. (free registration required)
• "In Worcester, a model school for R.I.," by Ronald A. Wolk, Providence Journal, February 13, 2006. (free registration required)
• "Schools Build 'Cultures of Excellence'," Christian Science Monitor, December 8, 2005
• "Build on excellence; University Park success should be replicated," Editorial, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 9, 2005
• "UPCS Earns Recognition," Jacqueline Reis, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, November 6, 2005
• "Great expectations; Winning formula at University Park Campus School," Editorial, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, May 11, 2005
• "Worcester high school ranks in nation's top 100 publics,"  by Kimberly Atkins, The Boston Herald, May 10, 2005
• "College-city partnership continues to thrive," Editorial, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, January 04, 2005
• "Hard Work Opens College Door for Whole Class" by Katie Zezima, New York Times, June 4, 2003
• "The Principal Who Knows Their Names", by Elizabeth Armstrong, Christian Science Monitor, April 1, 2003
• "University's Leap of Faith Becomes Lesson in Community" by Elizabeth Mehren, Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2003

Reports & Case Studies:

• Beating the Odds: The Real Challenges Behind the Math Achievement Gap - And What High-Achieving Schools Can Teach Us About How to Close It, Susan Goldberger, Jobs for the Future, January 2008
  
• Expanded Learning Time in High Schools, Hillary Pennington, Center for American Progress, November 2006
• The Power to Change: High Schools that Help All Students Achieve, The Education Trust, November, 2005
• University Park Campus School Revitalizes a Neighborhood and its Children, The Education Innovator, U.S. Department of Education, August 15, 2005
• University Park Campus School, The Knowledge Loom, Adolescent Literacy in the Content Areas, 2004
• Head of the Class: Characteristics of Higher Performing Urban High School in Massachusetts, Center for Education and Policy, MassINC, November, 2003