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High Stakes for High Schoolers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA, Part II
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Petrilli, Michael J.; Griffith, David; Wright, Brandon L. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2016
A companion piece to "High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA," this report appraises states' current (or planned) accountability systems as they affect high-achieving students in high school. They were examined and rated based on whether they incorporate under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, State Regulation, State Standards
Does the Instructor's Experience as a Practitioner Affect the Purpose and Content of the Undergraduate Systems Analysis and Design Course?
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Burns, Timothy J. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2012
This paper reports the results of a survey and follow-up interviews that were administered to instructors of the undergraduate systems analysis and design course, a core course of the Information Systems curriculum. The goal of this research was to learn if the background of the instructor, in terms of industry experience, affects the purpose and…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, College Faculty, Interviews, Systems Analysis
A Teacher Evaluation System That Works. Research Brief
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National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2010
Teachers are the most important school-related factor for student achievement gains, but evaluation of teacher performance is seldom conducted in any rigorous way. As policymakers call for a better approach to teacher evaluation, the 10-year history of TAP[TM]: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement provides an example of an integrated…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Achievement Gains
Waiting to be Won Over: Teachers Speak on the Profession, Unions, and Reform
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Duffett, Ann; Farkas, Steve; Rothertham, Andrew J.; Silva, Elena – Education Sector, 2008
This report presents the results of a survey of 1,010 K-12 public school teachers about their views on the teaching profession, teachers unions, and various reforms aimed at improving teacher quality. It reveals the challenges teachers see in their profession, including weak evaluation processes and a rigid tenure pay system; how teachers feel…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Public School Teachers
Social Science Impact on Legislative Decision Making. A Study of Factors Affecting the Utilization of Social Research and Evaluation in Three State Legislatures. Final Report.
Mitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – 1979
This research report describes an analysis of the ways state legislative policy makers in Arizona, California, and Oregon engage in the process of turning political interests and pressures into public policies. The purpose is to provide insights into the overall processes of social science utilization within state legislatures, using a behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Information Utilization
Business Marketing Information Systems Skills. Voc-Ed Project. Business Data Processing Career Area. Report.
Milwaukee Area Technical Coll., WI. – 1988
This report and research analysis relate to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Research Project, a study undertaken to determine a curriculum to meet the information processing/management training needs of individuals entering or continuing careers in the information marketing and business data processing occupational clusters. The report of…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education
Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1930-1932. Bulletin, 1933, No. 2. Chapter II: Statistics of City School Systems for the Year 1931-32
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Foster, Emery M.; Herlihy, Lester B.; Comstock, Lula M.; Isdell, Julia E.; Deffenbaugh, Walter S. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This bulletin provides the second chapter of the Biennial Survey of Education, 1930-32, which has been published in separate chapters dealing with a segment only of the educational system. The statistics presented in this report document city public schools for the school year 1931-32. The cities are divided into four population groups on the…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Expenditures, Urban Schools, Teacher Student Ratio