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Redding, S. – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2013
Differentiating state services to support district and school improvement makes sense for two reasons: (1) support is most effective when targeted to the specific needs of the district or school, based on both performance data and diagnostic data about prevailing operational and professional practice; and (2) state resources of time and money are…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Program Improvement, Program Implementation
Stevenson, Isobel; Lemons, Richard W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
The relationship between research and practice in K-12 is complicated and fraught. Research publications are unlikely to become more "user-friendly," and teachers are unlikely to change their practice quickly or more willingly -- nor should they. Recognize that reality, Isobel Stevenson and Richard Lemons explain that schools need to…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
New Jersey Department of Education, 2025
Annually, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) collects, analyzes, and reports to the Governor and Legislature on disciplinary infractions and their consequences, as reported by school districts, to meet the requirements of the Public School Safety Law, N.J.S.A. 18A:17-46 through 48. This report includes statewide information on…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Safety, Discipline, Bullying
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2013
In April 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) hosted a Forum, Emphasizing Evidence-Based Programs for Children and Youth, to convene the nation's leading practitioners and researchers with experience using and evaluating an array of evidence-based…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Implementation, Human Services, Performance Factors
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Schirmer, Barbara R.; Lockman, Alison S.; Schirmer, Todd N. – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2020
This study was designed to investigate the applicability of the IES/NSF pipeline-of-evidence protocol in ascertaining why two notable educational initiatives spearheaded and financially supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation achieved or not the goal of improved academic outcomes for K-12 public school students. Our interest was not…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Financial Support, Evidence, Program Effectiveness
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Luna, Tom; Rush, Mike; Gramer, Rod; Stewart, Roger – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
To remain internationally competitive, states needed clearer, higher, and comparable K-12 learning standards aligned with college and career expectations, and as ambitious as those of the countries that lead the world in education. Idaho's old academic standards were not preparing students for postsecondary education, which contributed to the…
Descriptors: State Standards, State Policy, State Programs, Academic Achievement
National Center on Schoolwide Inclusive School Reform: The SWIFT Center, 2017
Years of data show many students exit the U.S. educational system unprepared for college and career. In response, the White House launched the "My Brother's Keeper" (MBK) initiative, calling for the closing of opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. SWIFT Center assembled a national task force to determine how SWIFT can…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Guidelines, Equal Education, Design Requirements
Goldhaber, Dan; Grout, Cyrus; Harmon, Kim; Theobald, Roddy – Center for Education Data & Research, 2018
Purpose: A burgeoning literature investigates the importance of student teaching placements for teacher candidate development, but an important perspective that is largely missing from the existing literature is that of the school districts that host student teachers. In this paper, we describe the student teaching process from the perspective of…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, School Districts, Public Schools, Student Teachers
Smith, W. Richard – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
In this article, the author describes how his district develops clearly focused professional learning communities (PLCs) and raises its student achievement rating from "one of the worst" to one of the best. Sanger Unified School District in California's Central Valley had been named one of the worst school districts in California. It…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Gap, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement
California Collaborative on District Reform, 2017
This document synthesizes the findings from the evaluations of four statewide programs designed to provide support for underperforming schools and districts in California as part of the state accountability system: (1) Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP); (2) High Priority Schools Grant (HPSG) Program; (3) School…
Descriptors: Synthesis, State Programs, Program Evaluation, Research Reports
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Lowenthal, Alison B.; Bassett, Diane S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Over the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on transition planning for students with exceptional needs. This is in part the result of the mandates contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. This increased emphasis has revealed a number of shortcomings with how transition planning is done…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Data Analysis, Transitional Programs, Critical Path Method
Barrett, Sharon Kebschull – Public Impact, 2015
When districts get ready to recruit excellent teachers for the career possibilities that Opportunity Culture roles offer, success may come down to two actions: Start early, and communicate constantly, say recruiters in Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Project L.I.F.T. (Leadership and Investment For Transformation) schools. What brings excellent teachers in…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Teacher Recruitment, Employment Practices, Experienced Teachers
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Balu, Rekha; Ehrlich, Stacy B. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2018
Accumulating evidence indicates that student attendance is closely tied to a range of educational outcomes, and yet millions of students are chronically absent each year. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), schools are now held accountable for their students' attendance at a scale this country has never before seen. As such, this is a…
Descriptors: Incentives, Models, Design, Attendance
Jeremy Singer; Sarah L. Woulfin; Lizeth Lizárraga; Katharine O. Strunk; Erica Harbatkin; Alex Moran – Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, 2024
The Partnership Model for School and District Turnaround is Michigan's policy for improving student outcomes in its lowest-performing schools. In compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) identifies schools that rank in the bottom 5% of the Michigan School Index System as Partnership schools.…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, School Districts, State School District Relationship, Intermediate Administrative Units
Grantmakers for Education, 2011
The Grantmakers for Education (GFE) Institute attracted more than 60 grantmakers from national, corporate, community and family foundations, with interests in systems and programs from early learning through postsecondary completion. And while attendees arrived with diverse experiences and expertise in grantmaking to support policy change, they…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Best Practices
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