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Afterschool Alliance, 2007
"Spotlight on New Hampshire" is the fourth installment of the Afterschool Alliance's "New England After 3 PM" series, and the first to focus exclusively on afterschool in New Hampshire. "Spotlight on New Hampshire" finds an overwhelming majority of New Hampshire's education leaders say that afterschool programs…
Descriptors: Transportation, After School Programs, School Districts, State Government
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Murphy, Joseph – NASSP Bulletin, 1990
Principals must attend to eight curricular issues in their role as instructional leader: amount of content; extent of academic focus on coursework; focus and sequence of courses; breadth versus depth of content; differential access to knowledge; homework as an extension of content; curricular alignment; and quality of course objectives. Includes…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Lee, Jihyun; Shute, Valerie J. – Educational Testing Service, 2009
This paper identifies three noncognitive domains relevant for academic achievement in K-12-- student engagement, behavioral learning strategies, and school climate. The paper also documents empirical findings that show relationships between these three noncognitive domains and academic achievement, especially in the areas of reading and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Student Participation
Rutherford, William L. – 1989
An assessment of the Homework Emphasis Program (HEP) at a senior high school located in a mid-sized city is presented. This program is intended to increase student learning and decrease the number of failing grades by encouraging students to complete all assigned homework. HEP involves warnings to students who have not completed homework…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, High Schools, Homework
Haynes, Richard M.; Chalker, Donald M. – Principal, 1998
After spending six years studying elementary schools of 10 countries noted for educational excellence (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States), the authors reveal world-class standards they have identified for time-on-task, curriculum, assessment, parenting, and student behavior.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Education