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Weber, Larry J.; And Others – 1985
This study compared the academic achievement and other outcomes of three public fundamental elementary schools with three regular elementary schools in a metropolitan school district. Modeled after the John Marshal Fundamental School in Pasadena, California, which opened in the fall of 1973, fundamental schools differ from regular schools in that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis
Christensen, Douglas D. – 1996
This series of three brief articles, written by the Nebraska commissioner of education, addresses schools for the future. It proceeds with two assumptions: (1) all students can learn and can learn at much higher levels than they are now doing; and (2) schools should be ready and able to teach all kids. The first article addresses, generally, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Back to Basics, Educational Assessment, Educational Development