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Lynn, Randy; Glynn, Jennifer – Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2019
Since 2012, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has supported educational enrichment in rural areas by awarding over $3.3 million in grants to six outstanding organizations operating in Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In this report, the authors combine the experiences of these organizations with findings from the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Protheroe, Nancy – Principal, 2007
This Research Report summarizes various strategies that have been found to help struggling students succeed without having to repeat a grade. They include aligning instruction with standards, providing "early warning" assessments, multiage grouping, accelerated learning, increased professional development for teachers working with low-performing…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Mixed Age Grouping, Standards, Evaluation
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Peterson, Kent D.; Finn, Chester E., Jr. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Outlines the special summer humanities institutes for secondary school principals that began at three universities in 1984 and were funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Humanities, Institutes (Training Programs), Principals
George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA. – 1999
This manual provides guidance for school and university Professional Development School (PDS) teams about their responsibilities during the summer and academic year of study and internship for Early Childhood or Middle Education licensure. The chapters include the following: "Mission and Priorities of the Graduate School of Education";…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, College Admission, College School Cooperation