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Direct linkFinkel, Ed – District Administration, 2012
Kansas City (Missouri) Public Schools is at a crossroads. The district has struggled for decades with poor academic achievement, dwindling enrollment and budget, and short-term superintendents--27 in the past 40 years. Most recently, after a two-year stint during which he helped the district get its financial house in order, closing nearly half of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Peer reviewedFletcher, Jason M. – Economics of Education Review, 2009
In this paper, we follow up the important class size reduction randomized experiment in Tennessee in the mid 1980s (Project STAR) to attempt to further understand the long-lasting influences of early education interventions. While STAR led to large test score benefits during the intervention, these benefits quickly faded at its conclusion.…
Descriptors: College Attendance, High Schools, Class Size, Extracurricular Activities
