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Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan – State Education Standard, 2015
The Wallace Foundation is funding a multiyear demonstration project to determine whether voluntary, district summer learning programs can stem summer learning loss for low-income students. Six districts--Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Duval County (Florida), Pittsburgh, and Rochester, New York--were selected for the demonstration project and…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
Bakia, Marianne; Shear, Linda; Toyama, Yukie; Lasseter, Austin – Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2012
The purpose of this report is to support educational administrators and policymakers in becoming informed consumers of information about online learning and its potential impact on educational productivity. The report provides foundational knowledge needed to examine and understand the potential contributions of online learning to educational…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Secondary Education, Productivity, Cost Effectiveness

Guskey, Thomas R.; Gates, Sally L. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Examines recent research to show that group-based mastery learning programs have consistently positive effects on student learning outcomes, including academic achievement, material retention, involvement in learning activities, and student attitudes. These programs also affect teachers and have considerable potential for implementation in regular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction, Mastery Learning

Karweit, Nancy – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
Recent research findings relating to time-on-task have had little effect on school practice. One cause was reducing the findings to an oversimplified statement that equated more time with more learning. Offers ways that schools can increase time-on-task. (CJH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Research Problems, School Schedules
Mann, Dale – Executive Educator, 1985
Outlines statistical data on national curriculum patterns. Fewer than two percent of all graduating seniors meet or exceed the standards for college-bound students. Includes statistical data on courses students study, number of students per computer, dropout rates, activities of graduates, and test score averages.(MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation
Tikunoff, William J.; Hallman, Clemens L. – 1987
This handbook reviews findings from the research literature on effective schools to ascertain their relevance to Language Arts instruction, and to guide school administrators in their efforts to improve instruction for limited English speaking (LEP) students. The following chapters are included: (1) Introduction; (2) Principal as Instructional…
Descriptors: Administrators, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educational Environment
Mazzarella, Jo Ann – Principal, 1984
State-of-the-art review suggests extending time in school will increase achievement only modestly--and at great expense. (Author/DCS)
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Day, Extended School Year
Stevens, Betty, Ed. – 1985
The Michigan Department of Education with assistance from the Educational Testing Service has compiled the results of valid educational research studies on specific topics into a report to be used as a guide for developing effective schools. It is intended for use by practitioners to help bridge the gap between educational researchers and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Development, Educational Research
Pope, Jean; Gillian, Russ – 1984
This booklet surveys the possibilities in instituting a 4-day school week, an approach which has gained favor in some small school districts. The history of the 4-day week and its characteristics are first described. Drawing on case studies of districts that have begun the 4-day schedule, the authors enumerate the steps in proposing and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Support, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design