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Direct linkMeyer, Peter – Education Next, 2011
The idea that one of the Catholic Church's most respected religious orders might run a public school sounded odd, maybe even, as Francis Cardinal George, head of the Archdiocese of Chicago, conjectured, illegal. But a decade ago several trends in American education, and in the Catholic Church, made a Catholic-operated public school seem…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Catholics, Public Education, Neighborhood Schools
Burgess, Michael; Dixon, Pauline – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2012
The principal aim of this article is to describe and document a comparison of public and private school effectiveness in the marginalized (often referred to as slum) district of Aguablanca, in the city of Cali, Colombia. The data suggest that teachers and parents are largely satisfied with the current status of education provision in Aguablanca.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis
Abrantes, Pedro; Roldao, Cristina; Amaral, Patricia; Mauritti, Rosario – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
The article analyses the main benefits of a Portuguese programme, launched in 1996, which was designed to support schools in segregated districts (TEIPs). The first part of the article presents a theoretical framework, before moving on to the main features of the TEIP programme in contemporary Portuguese society and education. An explanation of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Formative Evaluation, Program Descriptions
Browne, Daniel; Syed, Sarosh; Mendels, Pamela – Wallace Foundation, 2013
These "Stories From the Field" describe five Wallace-funded programs working to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children, so they can benefit from the types of opportunities their wealthier counterparts have access to, from homework help to swimming classes. The report details each program's approach, successes and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities, Educational Improvement, Homework
Alsop, Steve; Ames, Patricia; Arroyo, Graciela Cordero; Dippo, Don – International Review of Education, 2010
This article explores distinctive features of a 5-year international education development project set in rural northern Peru (PROMEB, the "Proyecto de Mejoramiento de la Educacion Basica"). Grounded within a partnership between teacher educators from Peru, Mexico and Canada, and rural Peruvian teachers, students and their communities,…
Descriptors: Community Development, International Education, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textPade-Khene, C. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2012
Understanding the potential or need for ICT support in education within developing countries, requires an in-depth needs assessment to comprehend, elaborate and set the desired priorities of rural schools. A Needs Assessment was conducted as part of an on-going comprehensive evaluation process of an ICT for development project, the Siyakhula…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Rural Areas, Computer Science, Information Systems
Duffy, Helen; Brown, Jim; O'Day, Jennifer – California Collaborative on District Reform, 2009
The Fresno-Long Beach Learning Partnership is a collaboration that aims to improve student outcomes, accelerate achievement for all students, and close achievement gaps by capitalizing on shared systemic capacity-building across two high-need districts. The Partnership is a joint effort of the third- and fourth-largest districts in California to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Superintendents, Leadership, Partnerships in Education
Galletta, Anne; Jones, Vanessa – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2010
Our article is based on a study of our integration of social foundations coursework with filmmaking and participatory action research, bringing teacher candidates and middle and high school students together. The project was carried out in partnership between an urban university and two nearby public schools within a Midwestern city known for high…
Descriptors: Poverty, Urban Universities, Action Research, Nonprint Media
