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Harris, John; Oosterhof, Albert C. – Planning and Changing, 1976
Provides an overview of the probable role of assessment in the improvement of elementary and secondary education. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
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Weiss, Edmond H. – Planning and Changing, 1974
Suggests that evaluations of educational input-output studies frequently overlook some basic characteristics of the nation's schools as a whole, which, when conjoined with economic theory, permit viewing the results of these studies as neither counter intuitive nor damaging to the education profession. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Economics, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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Haddad, Monica A.; Alsbury, Thomas – Planning and Changing, 2008
State policies to equalize educational spending, cap bond and levy rates, require common teacher salary schedules, and consolidate school districts are geared toward improving quality and attempting to resolve problems of inefficiency. However, despite the use of state policy to equalize educational quality, educational gaps persist. Yu and Lau…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Districts, Case Studies, State Policy