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Microschools as an Emerging Education Model: Implications for Research and Evaluation. Research Report. RR-A3698-1

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Sarah Ohls; Lauren Covelli; Jonathan Schweig – RAND Corporation, 2025

Microschools are an alternative to traditional schools for families who might be dissatisfied with local school options. Typically, "microschools" are defined as small, tuition-based schools (serving around 15 students) that are designed to offer a more personalized and flexible learning experience compared with traditional schools.…

Descriptors: Small Schools, Models, School Choice, Progress Monitoring

Equity Action Agenda for Community College Governance with the Endorsement of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

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Association of Community College Trustees, 2018

ACCT's "Equity Action Agenda for Community College Governance" is a guide based on the responsibilities of community college trustees and the college's leadership to promote policies that support access, affordability, equity and completion for all community college students. College diversity, equity, and inclusivity policies facilitate…

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Governance, Trustees, Leadership Responsibility

Risk-Based Educational Accountability in Dutch Primary Education

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Timmermans, A. C.; de Wolf, I. F.; Bosker, R. J.; Doolaard, S. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2015

A recent development in educational accountability is a risk-based approach, in which intensity and frequency of school inspections vary across schools to make educational accountability more efficient and effective by enabling inspectorates to focus on organizations at risk. Characteristics relevant in predicting which schools are "at risk…

Descriptors: Accountability, Inspection, Underachievement, Achievement Gains

Leadership, Commitment, Judgment: Elements of Successful Charter School Authorizing. Findings from the Quality Practice Project

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National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2018

The "Quality Practice Project" (QPP) is the National Association of Charter School Authorizers' (NACSA's) multi-year research initiative to identify what high-performing authorizers do to achieve stellar student and public interest outcomes. Participants and researchers collaboratively investigated the perspectives and practices of…

Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Quality, School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement

Indicators for Monitoring Undergraduate STEM Education. Consensus Study Report

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Rosenberg, Mark B., Ed.; Hilton, Margaret L., Ed.; Dibner, Kenne A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2018

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. Ensuring a robust supply of these professionals is critical for sustaining growth and creating jobs growth at a time of intense global competition.…

Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Progress Monitoring, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education

Florida Polytechnic University Work Plan Presentation for 2014-15 Board of Governors Review

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Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2014

The State University System of Florida has developed three tools that aid in guiding the System's future: (1) The Board of Governors' new "Strategic Plan 2012-2025" is driven by goals and associated metrics that stake out where the System is headed; (2) The Board's "Annual Accountability Report" provides yearly tracking for how…