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Phillips, Andrea; Kaufman, Julia H.; Pane, John F.; Lee, Emma; Bogart, Andy – RAND Corporation, 2019
This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) in 17 districts totaling 99 kindergarten-12th grade schools within the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC). The initiative took place from the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 academic years. The evaluation examined various aspects of ARI…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Abelmann, Charles H.; Kenyon, Susan B. – 1996
If rewards are to be used as a school-reform tool, their formats must be more closely tailored to the organizational characteristics of schools and to the purpose of improving teaching and learning. This paper describes lessons learned from Kentucky's collective incentive system, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Morrissey, Patricia; Hicks, Joy – 1995
This report of a survey of eight states which implemented the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) provides information on provisions in the state plans, the extent to which special educators participate in planning and implementation efforts, and how the needs of students with disabilities have been addressed. An overview is provided of the…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation