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Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1991
Schools and business must unite to make all the changes needed to ensure the success of all children. Social change, particularly the increase in single-parent families, has resulted in more children being born at risk of school failure. Most early childhood education reform initiatives have been piecemeal and have lacked a true understanding of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change
Download full textCastle, Shari; And Others – Doubts & Certainties, 1992
This newsletter on educational innovation contains a reflection on educators' time limitations, a personal examination of the "teacher as coach" analogy, and several brief descriptions of programs in school renewal, innovation, and teacher education around the nation. Shari Castle and Gary D. Watts argue, in "Temporal Tensions: The Tyranny of…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation
Jackson, Shirley A. – 1990
The Comprehensive Approach to Restructuring a School was designed as a framework for improving the academic achievement and reducing the dropout rate of poor African American students. The major elements of the Comprehensive Approach are as follows: (1) leadership must have vision and commitment; (2) communication processes, developed by a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Students
