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Barrett, Sharon Kebschull – Public Impact, 2023
When Dr. Tina Lupton and Dr. Timisha Barnes-Jones joined the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Opportunity Culture implementation was happening in the midst of COVID. Lupton, the executive director of professional learning, and Barnes-Jones, the area superintendent for a network of 15 transformation schools, used their experience in other…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Data Use, Achievement Gains, Program Effectiveness
Forum for Youth Investment, 2021
From 2013 to 2016, the Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality and the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) partnered to design and test the Summer Learning Program Quality Intervention (SLPQI). The Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment, which defines quality as the presence of identified practices that benefit young people, was…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
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Cavner Williams, Lauren; Conley, Kristin; Pavletic, Heather; Weller, Kirk – Innovative Higher Education, 2020
The C4 Scholar Program (Cross Curricular Career Community) is an interdisciplinary, multi-semester learning community for first-year developmental students at a comprehensive midwestern state university. Faculty members from two units, Retention & Student Success and Arts and Sciences, created the program to address a persistent gap in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, Accountability, At Risk Students
Minea-Pic, Andreea – OECD Publishing, 2023
Climate change and natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, and geopolitical shocks have increasingly disrupted school education around the world in recent years. Whether leading to school closures, school destructions or repeated interruptions in students' learning experiences, these external shocks have translated into lost learning…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Natural Disasters, Climate
Kevin O’Farrell – Florida Department of Education, 2023
This technical assistance paper provides policy and guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. The Florida assessment policies and guidelines presented in this technical assistance paper are appropriate for state and federal reporting. Therefore, guidance and procedures regarding the selection…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Testing, Achievement Gains, Outcome Measures
National Comprehensive Center, 2024
Intentionally designed afterschool and summer programs can benefit students' social-emotional skills, accelerate their learning, and even increase their school attendance during the school year. This infographic touches on the value of these programs, possible barriers that might limit access to students, and states with innovative models.
Descriptors: After School Programs, After School Education, Achievement Gains, Social Emotional Learning
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2019
Helping principals improve their leadership practices is a common use of federal funds and one way to improve instruction and student achievement. The study highlighted in this one page report sought to better understand the effectiveness of an intensive principal professional development program focused primarily on helping principals conduct…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Instructional Leadership, Program Effectiveness
Soliday Hong, S.; Zadrozny, S.; Walker, J.; Love, E. N. G.; Osborne, J. D.; Owen, J. L.; Peisner-Feinberg, E. – FPG Child Development Institute, 2023
Georgia's Pre-K Longitudinal Study followed a statewide sample of 1,169 children who attended Georgia's Pre-K Program in 2013-14 through their 4th grade year in 2018-19. The study was conducted by researchers at the Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following summary…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 4
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Waite, Chelsea; Pangelinan, Cara – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2023
Between 2015 and 2019, Holyoke Public Schools in Massachusetts cut its dropout rate nearly in half and increased its graduation rate by 10 percentage points, with notable gains among historically marginalized student groups. The district cites Opportunity Academy (OA), an alternative education program within the district's high school, as a key…
Descriptors: High School Students, Case Studies, Organizational Change, Dropout Rate
Center on School Turnaround at WestEd, 2018
This brief summarizes the January and February 2018 Thought Leadership Forum presentations. January featured a content-based presentation by William Robinson from the University of Virginia on turnaround leadership competencies and February featured Hannah Peria and Elisabeth Peterson from the New Mexico Public Education Department profiling New…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, School Turnaround, State Departments of Education, Competence
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McShane, Michael Q. – Education Next, 2018
As public education secretary of New Mexico, Hanna Skandera dug in fast, set an ambitious agenda, and broke a lot of china. Her ability to inspire and subsequently ignore controversy is clear: from the outset, she was deemed so contentious that the state senate refused to confirm her for four years, during which she performed her duties as…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Officials, Educational Policy, State Legislation
Pearson, 2019
Access to experienced teachers and educational technology is not equal for all learners in India. MyPedia is positioned as a full academic partner solution for private schools in India serving middle class families providing both teaching resources and teacher training services to help improve student achievement -- regardless of the school's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Integrated Learning Systems, Educational Technology
Gill, Jennifer – Wallace Foundation, 2018
This research summary explores READS and the rigorous research behind its development over the years, as well as the program's outcomes and key components. The brainchild of James Kim, a Harvard University education professor, READS provides 10 free, carefully-matched books to third through fifth graders over the summer, along with three key…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Motivation, Books, Grade 3
Afterschool Alliance, 2021
Afterschool programs inspire kids to learn, help them make better decisions, and give parents peace of mind. Throughout the pandemic, 21st Century Community Learning Centers have kept kids engaged and learning and met the needs of families nationwide. But the demand for these programs far exceeds the supply. Nearly 25 million children are not in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Programs, Experiential Learning, Access to Education
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McBride, Judith W.; Baker, Anita M. – Afterschool Matters, 2020
In the first learning community session since last summer's programs, foundation staff at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in Connecticut invite providers to share their news. "What worked? What challenges did you see?" Seasoned providers highlight field trips taken, books introduced, newsletters crafted by youth and shared with…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Barriers, Equal Education
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