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Direct linkWhitehurst, Grover – Brookings Institution, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorized the Secretary of Education to establish a $650 million Innovation Fund to expand the work of schools that have made gains in closing achievement gaps. With growing discussion and considerable money heading in the direction of innovation, Grover "Russ" Whitehurst provides recommendations…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies
Download full textCommunity College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This annual newsletter contains updates on the latest Community College Research Center (CCRC) research, new publications and details of upcoming presentations at major conferences. The feature article in this issue, "Strategies for Increasing Student Success," by Thomas Bailey, summarizes the discussion found in the CCRC Assessment of Evidence…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Online Courses
Granger, Robert C. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2008
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), with its emphasis on standards-based accountability, has put educators under considerable pressure to improve student academic outcomes. Much of the funding for after-school programs comes from education budgets and is administered by state and local education agencies. Consequently, after-school programs are often…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Politics of Education, Academic Achievement
Plucker, Jonathan A.; Wongsarnpigoon, Rose Lynn; Houser, John H. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2006
This Education Policy Brief reviews the status of remedial education at the postsecondary level by examining state and national data and considers why college-level remedial programs are necessary. This Brief also examines the costs and systems of delivery for these programs, and strategies to lessen the need for remediation. Contents include: (1)…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Educational Finance
Public Policy Forum, 2002
Wisconsin's Open Enrollment program, which policymakers hope will improve educational performance by introducing competition to public schools, allows students to enroll in any district in the state, provided space is available. First implemented in the 1998-1999 school year, the program now includes 1% of all Wisconsin K-12 students. In its first…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Participation, Competition
