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Download full textSwail, Watson Scott – Educational Policy Institute, 2019
In 2013, the Arizona State University (ASU) Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) was awarded an Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant through the U.S. Department of Education. The district applied with an ambitious grant designed to innovate programming for a total of six schools: two elementary (one Kindergarten through grade 5; one Kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Program Effectiveness
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Direct linkSherman, Helene J.; Catapano, Susan – Educational Research Quarterly, 2011
After-school programs specifically designed to improve students' mathematics achievement in collaboration with classroom teachers' planning and in class daily instruction have been found to be successful in improving student learning (Hock, Pulvers, Deshler, & Schumaker, 2001). The purpose of this article is to describe the results of an…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary School Mathematics, School Activities, Mathematics Achievement
Mielke, Monica; LaFleur, Jennifer; Butler, Alisha; Sanzone, Joy – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2012
In 2006 4-H National Headquarters at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National 4-H Council introduced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number and quality of science, engineering, and technology programs that 4-H offers around the country, and increasing the number of youth involved in these programs. By engaging youth in informal…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Attitudes, Science Interests, Science Careers
Gallagher, H. Alix; Woodworth, Katrina; McCaffrey, Teresa; Park, Christina J.; Wang, Haiwen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Improving teacher effectiveness is a key strategy to ensure student readiness for college and careers and to address achievement gaps and persistent low performance. In response to the new Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS-ELA) the National Writing Project (NWP) created a professional development (PD) program to support…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Common Core State Standards
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2011
Standards drive critical elements of the American educational system--the curricula that schools follow, the textbooks students read, and the tests they take. Similarly, standards establish the levels of performance that students, teachers and schools are expected to meet. To succeed in the 21st century, all students will need to perform to high…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Academic Standards, State Standards, Alignment (Education)
Walking Eagle, Karen P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Cooc, North; LaFleur, Jennifer; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
New Jersey After 3 (NJ After 3) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand and improve afterschool opportunities for New Jersey's youth. Using both public and private resources, it supports a network of youth-service providers that deliver afterschool services based on NJ After 3's program model. Under an agreement with NJ…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Nonprofit Organizations
