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Sludden, John; Beaver, Jessica; Park, Elizabeth; Kumar, Anurag; Gao, Jian – Research For Action, 2014
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) press release, in which the Governor outlined his budget priorities for 2014-2015, the Governor's plan includes the Expanding Excellence Program. If enacted and funded, this initiative would "provide competitive funding to schools that have attained a 90 or higher on the School…
Descriptors: Excellence in Education, State Government, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Research For Action, 2011
Two decades of research have documented what now is common knowledge: no in-school factor matters more to students' educational experiences and outcomes than the effectiveness of their teacher. As a result, the national airspace is increasingly crowded with proposed reforms and initiatives designed to boost teacher performance, including new…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy, State Policy, Policy Formation