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Download full textNational Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 2016
Twenty years ago, a report by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) changed the national discussion about what must be done to improve America's schools so that all students experience success. The Commission drew attention to the overlooked fact that the most important school variable affecting student achievement is…
Descriptors: Student Development, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Low Income Students
Houston Independent School District, 2019
In 2017-2018, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) launched Achieve 180, a program centered upon a comprehensive action plan to increase student achievement at 45 schools, including the 27 schools that received the Texas Education Agency Campus Accountability rating of "Improvement Required" (IR) in 2016-2017 and 18 former IR…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, School Districts, Educational Environment
Houston Independent School District, 2018
In 2017-2018, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) launched Achieve 180, a program centered upon a comprehensive action plan to increase student achievement at 45 schools, including the 27 schools that received the Texas Education Agency Campus Accountability rating of "Improvement Required" (IR) in 2016-2017 and 18 former IR…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, School Districts, Educational Environment
Eckert, Jonathan – National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2013
Created by the U.S. Congress in 2006, the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) represents the first federal initiative targeted directly at state and district efforts to introduce performance measures into educator compensation. TIF responds to a growing body of evidence that existing pay structures do not respond to labor force realities or adequately…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Grants, Incentives, Teacher Motivation
Direct linkBottoms, Gene; Anthony, Karen – Southern Regional Education Board, 2004
State accountability goals for high schools must give equal emphasis to raising standards and increasing the percentages of students entering grade nine and earning high school diplomas four years later. High school completion rates between 1988 and 2000 declined in all but eight states. Many high schools in states with declining graduation rates…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Standards, Teacher Leadership, Graduation Rate
