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Goldring, Rebecca; Gray, Lucinda; Bitterman, Amy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This report presents selected findings from the Public School Teacher and Private School Teacher Data Files of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with…
Descriptors: Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Racial Differences, Institutional Characteristics
Snipes, Jason C.; Holton, Glee Ivory; Doolittle, Fred – MDRC, 2006
In the past decade, school districts around the country have sought to improve struggling urban high schools, where high dropout rates, poor student achievement, and low rates of graduation and college-going remain all too prevalent. In a field crowded with reform initiatives, Project Graduation Really Achieves Dreams (GRAD) stands out as…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Educational Change, College Attendance
Smith, Mary Lee; Glass, Gene V. – 1979
Using data from previously completed research, the authors of this report attempted to examine the relationship between class size and measures of outcomes such as student attitudes and behavior, classroom processes and learning environment, and teacher satisfaction. The authors report that statistical integration of the existing research…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Adler, Laurel – 2000
The East San Gabriel Valley (California) School to Career Partnership encompassing the eastern sections of Los Angeles County and serving an ethnically diverse population, uses design-based learning (DBL) to teach academic and career skills to at-risk students in small groups. Key features of DBL classroom activities include the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Weiss, Andrew R. – 1999
In 1996, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessed the knowledge and skills of students in the areas of earth science, life science, and physical science. It also collected information related to the background of students (grades 4, 8, and 12), their teachers (grades 4 and 8), and the schools they attended (grades 4, 8, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J.; Chrostowski, Steven J. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2004
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the most recent in a very ambitious series of international assessments conducted in nearly 50 countries to measure trends in mathematics and science learning. The aim of TIMSS, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, is to improve the teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 4, Mathematics Teachers