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Crow, Tracy, Ed. – National Staff Development Council, 2009
"The Learning Principal" is an eight-page newsletter published eight times a year. It focuses on the important and unique work of school principals. This issue includes: (1) Data Analysis Is a Courageous Look in the Mirror (Valerie von Frank); (2) Q&A: Opening Doors, Opening Minds (Valerie von Frank); (3) Focus on NSDC's [National Staff…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Principals, Newsletters, Administrator Role
Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2009
Across the country, educators in schools that have not met their targets for improved student learning are considering next steps. As a first step, a school improvement plan that is grounded in data and based on a comprehensive needs assessment can provide a framework for effecting change for a school's programming, student support systems, and…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Needs Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Educational Change
Edwards, Virginia, Ed. – Education Week, 2006
This special issue presents the ninth edition of "Education Week's" annual report on education technology, "Technology Counts." The annual report found that the nation has made dramatic progress in developing computerized data systems that can reliably guide education decision-making, but still has plenty of work to do before those systems can…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, School Districts
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House of Representatives Passes Education Funding Bill: Legislation Draws Veto Threat From President Bush for…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Public Education, Newsletters, Federal Government
Harvard University Harvard Family Research Project, 2004
Increasingly, out-of-school time programs are being asked to provide data that documents their progress and demonstrates their results. But for many OST programs and their over-worked staff this added responsibility is the "straw that broke the camel?s back." Across the country there is a cry from programs for help in deciding what to measure and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Youth Programs, After School Education, After School Programs
Fitzpatrick, Michele, Ed. – Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2004
"Notes & Reflections" offers practical information--ideas, strategies, tools, and resources--about topics of special interest to professional developers who are working to improve school performance. Today, professional development services to schools are provided by variety of people: teacher leaders; principals; and district, regional, and state…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Reflection, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement
Sadowski, Michael, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2005
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Beyond the Gap: What Educators and Researchers Are Learning from High-Achieving African American and Latino Students (Michael Sadowski); (2) Aiming for AYP:…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Educational Research, Academic Achievement