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Direct linkAugustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan – State Education Standard, 2015
The Wallace Foundation is funding a multiyear demonstration project to determine whether voluntary, district summer learning programs can stem summer learning loss for low-income students. Six districts--Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Duval County (Florida), Pittsburgh, and Rochester, New York--were selected for the demonstration project and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedNatriello, Gary; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1985
The main reasons that students drop out of high school are poor grades, family problems, and financial problems. The school reform movement may compound marginal students' difficulties and cause more students to drop out. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development
Download full textOdden, Allan – 1982
The financial health of the education system of most states is not good; those seeking to improve educational quality will have to find inexpensive methods. Areas of the American educational system in which quality standards are not being met include time spent in learning, curriculum content, appropriate use of new technology, and personnel.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Spady, William G. – 1984
This paper presents ideas relating to curriculum organization from the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development publication, "Excellence in Our Schools: Making It Happen," which attempted to synthesize nine reports written in response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education report, "A Nation at…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Bossert, Steve – 1984
This speech discusses problems that principals face in trying to implement effective school strategies, describes ongoing research in instructional management, and identifies school improvement strategies used by particularly effective principals. The first section addresses practical problems in finding the appropriate balance between high…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Class Size
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1983
The Utah Commission on Educational Excellence was created by the Utah State Board of Education to recommend improvements in the quality of education and the efficiency of schools. This report begins by summarizing the commission's 27 final recommendations for significant change in the Utah education system. These recommendations look to a system…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
This resource document outlines the expectations and standards for kindergarten through 12th-grade educational programs in the state of Michigan. Developed over several years in cooperation with representatives from 33 state organizations and local school district staffs, the standards suggest expectations for educational programs that may be used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education
