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Bradbury, Alice; Roberts-Holmes, Guy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2017
This paper explores the growing importance of measures of progress in judgements of schools' effectiveness in England, with a focus on the role of the early years (settings for children aged 2-5) in providing data for these measures. Qualitative data from a research project involving three diverse school-based and pre-compulsory early years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, Outcome Measures, Early Childhood Education
Miller, Tiffany D.; Hanna, Robert – Center for American Progress, 2014
Race to the Top (RTT) is a first-of-its kind $4.35 billion competitive grant program designed to spur state-level education innovation to boost student achievement, close achievement gaps, and prepare students for college and careers. Originally authorized in 2009 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, RTT encourages states to develop…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Aid