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Download full textSteller, Arthur W. – Updating School Board Policies, 1985
School board members can use board policies to set the direction for effective instructional management. Effective schools appear to have these characteristics in common: (1) strong instructional leadership by the principal, (2) a safe and orderly atmosphere, (3) high expectations of all students, (4) schoolwide emphasis on basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board of Education Policy, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Stevens, Betty, Ed. – 1985
The Michigan Department of Education with assistance from the Educational Testing Service has compiled the results of valid educational research studies on specific topics into a report to be used as a guide for developing effective schools. It is intended for use by practitioners to help bridge the gap between educational researchers and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Development, Educational Research
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
Rouk, Ullik – Educational R & D Report, 1982
In a project led by Research for Better Schools (RBS), educators work with researchers to improve basic skills learning. Based on research findings relating the amount of time allocated for instruction and student achievement, one school made scheduling changes to reduce the time spent moving from one classroom to another. Other classroom…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Research, Cooperative Planning, Data Collection
National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1984
State board of education members across the country cite four essential tasks of state boards in improving school quality: (1) improving teacher quality, (2) raising academic standards, (3) improving school leadership and management, and (4) promoting effective use of school time. To combat the drain of talent from the teaching profession and to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation
Blank, Rolf K. – 1987
The Council of Chief State School Officers is in the process of assessing reforms that are aimed at improving science and mathematics education at the elementary and secondary levels. This document provides tabulations of the number of states that currently collect data on various indicators of science and mathematics education. Six categories of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Data Collection, Educational Change
