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Berg, Jill Harrison; Miller, Lesley Ryan; Souvanna, Phomdaen – Journal of Staff Development, 2011
Throughout the past two decades, Boston Public Schools has seen strong, steady improvement, recently demonstrated through student gains on NAEP's Trial Urban District Assessment in math and recognized through the award of the 2006 Broad Prize for Urban Education. Teacher leaders have played an important role in Boston's improvement. As team…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Educational Improvement, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Tests
Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010
This document presents writing samples that have been annotated to illustrate the criteria required to meet the Common Core State Standards for particular types of writing--argument, informative/explanatory text, and narrative--in a given grade. Each of the samples exhibits at least the level of quality required to meet the Writing standards for…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Evaluation, Writing Assignments, Evaluation Methods
Cowan, Carole A. – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2006
Twenty years ago, Middlesex Community College (MCC) in Massachusetts decided to add a global focus to its programs. Since then, the college has garnered worldwide recognition for the range of international initiatives it has integrated into its curriculum across academic disciplines. Today, Middlesex offers unique opportunities for international…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, College Curriculum