Some HEPG publications on school reform:

From the Harvard Educational Review:

"Complexity, Accountability, and School Improvement" (abstract)
by Jennifer O'Day

An editorial from the board
Mayoral Takeovers in Education : A Recipe for Progress or Peril?

From the Harvard Education Press:

A Nation Reformed?
American Education Twenty Years After "A Nation at Risk"
Edited by David T. Gordon

School Reform in Chicago
Lessons in Policy and Practice
Edited by Alexander Russo

School Reform from the Inside Out
Policy, Practice, and Performance
By Richard F. Elmore

A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom?
Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas
Edited by Frederick M. Hess, Andrew J. Rotherham, and Kate Walsh

Urban School Reform: Lessons from San Diego
Edited by Frederick M. Hess

Data Wise:
A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning
Edited by Kathryn Parker Boudett, Elizabeth City, and Richard Murnane

Online resources on Chicago school reform:

CATALYST: Voices of Chicago School Reform
http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/

Chicago Public Schools
http://www.cps.k12.il.us

Consortium on Chicago School Research
http://www.consortium-chicago.org
This site includes a helpful list of links on chicago and school reform

A rationale and history of Chicago school reform from the North Central Regional Educational Library
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/go/93-1hess.htm