About

1. CES

For over 20 years, the Coalition of Essential Schools has worked to create schools in which intellectual excitement animates every student’s face, teachers work together to improve their craft, and all students thrive and excel. Join us as we draw connections between education and freedom and lay out a vision of schooling in which students are affirmed, engaged, and have a say – along with their parents and teachers – in what and how they learn.

2. Fall Forum

Fall Forum 2006
Many Voices, Common Principles: The Power to Transform

From November 2-4, educators, students, parents, and other leading thinkers in education gather for the 20th annual Fall Forum in Chicago, Illinois. Through workshops, speakers, and conversation, we focus on creating schools that equip all students with the knowledge and skills to make the most of their lives and to get a fair start on a promising future.

3. Horace

Horace, CES National's quarterly journal, combines educational research with resources and examples of innovative and effective practices from CES schools from around the country. Horace features articles, curriculum, book reviews and extensive resources on topics of vital importance to Essential schools contributed by educators and CES friends from across the country.

4. Other CES Projects

Other CES projects include: the Small Schools Project, the CES EssentialVisions DVD project, CES ChangeLab website, publications including the book Choosing Small: The Essential Guide to Successful High School Conversion, professional development opportunities, and affiliation for schools, institutions, and individuals.