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Wright, Mary C.; Finelli, Cynthia J.; Meizlish, Deborah; Bergom, Inger – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2011
Defined as the systematic study of teaching and learning made public, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) has drawn increasing attention from faculty members and institutions in recent years, perhaps as a response to rising demands for accountability and evidence-based teaching practices. However, the process of setting up a SoTL project,…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Comprehensive Programs, Grants, College Faculty
Haynes, Mariana – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2014
As one of only six states receiving a federal Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant, Pennsylvania has designed and implemented an innovative program that focuses on improved instruction and interventions to ensure every student is literate and graduates from high school ready for college and a career. This report describes Pennsylvania's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Student Improvement, Comprehensive Programs
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
The Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program was federally- and state-funded and provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years. GEEG was implemented in 99 high poverty, high performing Texas public schools. Performance pay for teachers entered Texas state…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Grants, Educational Change, Occupational Mobility
Orland, Martin; Hoffman, Amanda; Vaughn, E. Sidney, III – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2010
This "Fifth-Year Report" from the Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes (ECSRIO) is the final report on the outcomes of the federally funded Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program. It presents findings about the relationship between participation in the U.S. Department of Education's…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation
Berger, Andrea R.; Kirshstein, Rita J. – US Department of Education, 2004
The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), "as established in 1972 to award grants to postsecondary institutions and organizations for the purpose of improving postsecondary educational opportunities." This review focused on five basic research questions: (1) To what extent did the funded projects fit within FIPSE?s operating…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Finance, Grants
Friedman, Lawrence B.; Hanson, Matthew – 1999
This publication examines education stakeholders' initial responses to the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) program in six states in the North Central region of the U.S. Created by Congress in 1997 to help raise student achievement in public schools, the CSRD program is a multi-year initiative that provides financial incentives to…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Clagett, Craig A. – 1981
An evaluation methodology is presented by which Prince George's Community College can assess alternative responses to anticipated fiscal constraints. The paper first points to four types of responses to financial problems and reviews two studies of community college responses to financial limitations. It then states the objectives for the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Comprehensive Programs
Shapley, Kelly; Vicknair, Keven; Sheehan, Daniel; Pieper, Amy; Jepson, Dana; Sturges, Keith; Bush, Joan; Vandiver, Sherrie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2004
Researchers conducted case studies of Ninth Grade Success Initiative (NGSI) grants to gain a greater understanding of issues facing large numbers of at-risk students, many of whom, despite potentially receiving services as early as kindergarten, still reach ninth grade unprepared to succeed academically in high school. Case studies focused on NGSI…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Grants, Educational Change, Case Studies