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Welbeck, Rashida; Ware, Michelle; Cerna, Oscar; Valenzuela, Ireri – MDRC, 2014
Difficulties in paying for college and in maintaining good academic performance are two major hurdles to college graduation for low-income students. In recent years, state and federal budgets for postsecondary education have been cut significantly, limiting the options policymakers, education leaders, and communities have to improve rates of…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Guidelines, Guides, Performance Contracts
Evans, Kathy; Carroll, Ted – American School Board Journal, 1995
Hartford, Connecticut, hired Education Alternatives, Inc. (EAI), to help run the schools. EAI's key responsibility will be to help the school board implement their strategic plan for high and clear performance standards, improved assessment methods, more and better staff training, a decentralization of authority, and increased use of technology.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Contracts
McLaughlin, John M.; Norman, Michael M. – American School Board Journal, 1995
Public school districts signing on with private companies to provide services need to set up contracts with performance standards. Provides seven general advice tips about what to include in contracts and case studies of what three school districts have done in setting up contracts with private companies. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Contracts, Private Sector
Beales, Janet R. – American School Board Journal, 1995
Public schools that contract with someone outside to offer an instructional program need to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to potential providers. This document details the type of service desired and invites individuals or companies to submit bids or proposals for consideration. Explains the key components of an RFP. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Performance Contracts