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Hansen, Michael; Backes, Benjamin; Brady, Victoria; Xu, Zeyu – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2015
A sizeable body of evidence has documented the effectiveness of Teach For America (TFA) corps members at raising the mathematics test scores of their students, though little is known about the program's impact at the school level. TFA's recent placement strategy in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, in which large numbers of TFA corps members…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Public Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Public School Teachers
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Bierman, Karen L.; Coie, John D.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Lochman, John E.; McMahon, Robert J.; Pinderhughes, Ellen – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: This article examines the impact of a universal social-emotional learning program, the Fast Track PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) curriculum and teacher consultation, embedded within the Fast Track selective prevention model. Method: The longitudinal analysis involved 2,937 children of multiple ethnicities who remained…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Intervention, Disadvantaged Schools, Aggression
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Reid, M. Jamila; Webster-Stratton, Carolyn; Hammond, Mary – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007
The Incredible Years parent and classroom interventions were evaluated for the first time in elementary schools. Culturally diverse, socioeconomically disadvantaged schools were randomly assigned to intervention or control (CON). In intervention schools, all children received a 2-year classroom intervention beginning in kindergarten. In addition,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, Disadvantaged Schools, Mothers