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Berg, Jill Harrison; Miller, Lesley Ryan; Souvanna, Phomdaen – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Throughout the past two decades, Boston Public Schools has seen strong, steady improvement, recently demonstrated through student gains on NAEP's Trial Urban District Assessment in math and recognized through the award of the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education. Teacher leaders have played an important role in Boston's improvement. As team…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Educational Improvement, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Tests
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Knight, Jim – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
Teachers don't resist change, the author suggests, they resist programs that call for change without support. This Topeka, Kan., program added full-time instructional coaches to middle schools and found that teachers, with the coaches' support and time, adopted new practices that affected student learning.
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Tutors, Teacher Improvement, Instructional Leadership