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Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2016
According to the Texas Education Code ยง29.121 and the Houston Independent School District (HISD) Board Policy, Gifted and Talented (G/T) students are "those identified by professionally qualified persons, who perform at, or show the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Gifted Education, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
de la Torre, Marisa; Gwynne, Julia – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2009
Few decisions by a school district are more controversial than the decision to close a school. School staff, students and their families, and even the local community all bear a substantial burden once the decision is made to close a school. Since 2001, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has closed 44 schools for reasons of poor academic performance or…
Descriptors: School Closing, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools
Public Policy Forum, 2004
One criticism of Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program (MPCP) made by parents and policy makers focuses on the lack of information regarding student performance across participating schools. Schools participating in the MPCP are not required to either administer standardized exams or report their scores. The Public Policy Forum's annual census of…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Accountability, Educational Vouchers, School Choice
Deeter, Thomas; Prine, Don – 1995
The Des Moines Public School System (Iowa) continually evaluates the process of teaching for learning. As part of this ongoing process, this report provides information to the Board of Directors and the public about the achievement of district students on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED), the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Mangino, Evangelina; And Others – 1991
Results of standardized tests taken by students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District are reported. Emphasis is on tests developed for the state of Texas, but results from other standardized tests are also reported. In October 1990, 22,443 students in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 took the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Black Students, Criterion Referenced Tests
