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Direct linkCooper, Kelt L. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
One major problem in developing school district budgets immune to cuts is the model administrators traditionally use--an expenditure model. The simplicity of this model is seductive: What were the revenues and expenditures last year? What are the expected revenues and expenditures this year? A few adjustments here and there and one has a budget.…
Descriptors: School Districts, Budgeting, Models, Expenditures
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
Billionaire businessman Eli Broad, one of the country's most active philanthropists, founded the Broad Superintendents Academy in 2002 with an extraordinarily optimistic goal: Find leaders from both inside and outside education, train them, and have them occupying the superintendencies in a third of the 75 largest school districts--in just two…
Descriptors: Criticism, Educational Change, Private Financial Support, Superintendents
Tener, Robert – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
An evaluation is designed to judge the worth of a program in regards to whether or not it should be continued, modified, or eliminated. Program evaluations can be performed either by those inside or outside of the organization, and can occur pre-implementation, during implementation, or at the end of a time period. There are many models or methods…
Descriptors: Test Results, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Students
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
School districts, individual schools, and education policies all contribute to student achievement. But it can be argued that the most important contributing factor is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Evaluating teacher quality is complicated, yet it has become even more important with the testing and assessment focus of No Child Left…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Measurement Techniques
Greenberg, Julie; Walsh, Kate – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
In this second study of education schools, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) examines the mathematics preparation of America's elementary teachers. The impetus is the mediocre performance of American students in mathematics compared with their counterparts around the world. Mathematics relies heavily on cumulative knowledge. The link…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness
Padgett, Raven – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
It is no secret that strong parental involvement is essential for school success. Yet, it is still a challenge to get parents more involved in their children's education. According to the most recent MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, teachers and principals agree on the importance of parental involvement--71% of principals and 59% of…
Descriptors: Public Relations, Parent School Relationship, Family Involvement, Academic Achievement
