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Direct linkSouthern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Great leaders make great schools. The most successful school leaders create a school climate of high achievement and continuous improvement, give teachers a voice in decision-making, use data to drive curriculum and instruction, and assure students and parents that everyone at the school is focusing on student success. They know what is going on…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mentors, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Download full textGoodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2008
Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on Quality Teaching and includes: (1) Equity, Access and Excellence in Education for Immigrant Students (Abelardo Villarreal and Rosana…
Descriptors: Excellence in Education, Educational Change, Immigrants, Bilingualism
Zinth, Jennifer Dounay – Education Commission of the States (NJ1), 2009
The middle grades are in crisis. By state and national measures, student achievement gains realized in the elementary grades all too often diminish by grade 8. In most states, the considerable policy focus on high schools in recent years has not trickled down to a focus on the middle grades --yet preparation for "college- and work-ready standards"…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, At Risk Students, Educational Change, Academic Achievement
Piscatelli, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2008
From 1990 to 2006, the number of Hispanic students in U.S. public schools nearly doubled, accounting for 60% of the total growth in public school enrollment. Approximately 10 million Hispanic students are enrolled in the public K-12 system, comprising nearly one-fifth of public school students in the United States. This issue of "The Progress…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Hispanic American Students
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2009
How can families and early childhood professionals provide quality, inclusive early childhood education for young children with and without disabilities? That's the question posed in this "Impact "issue. In its pages, parents reflect on their experiences with early childhood education and inclusion for their children--what was helpful, what was…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
Schools are raising standards to improve academic and technical achievement and intellectual growth for all groups of students, particularly at-risk students. This newsletter contains tools and strategies that school leaders and teachers are using successfully to help students meet higher expectations. It organizes the techniques into five…
Descriptors: High Schools, At Risk Students, Educational Change, Study Skills
Ganley, DeLacy Derin; Quintanar, Anita P.; Loop, Lisa S. – Claremont Graduate University (NJ1), 2006
Historically, reform efforts to address poor student achievement have focused on a variety of issues other than teacher quality. Movements such as TQM (Total Quality Management), class size reduction (CSR), school leadership, parental involvement, and multicultural curriculum have not directly addressed the power or influence of the individual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Social Justice, Accountability
Peer reviewedSmolin, Louanne; Lawless, Kimberly; Dede, Chris; Jones, Steve; Johnson-Yale, Camille; Perez, Francisco Seoane; Schuler, Jessica; Pellegrino, James W.; Goldman, Susan R.; Bertenthal, Meryl; Lawless, Kimberly; Vrasidas, Charalambos; Glass, Gene V.; Haertel, Geneva D.; Means, Barbara; Penuel, William; Goldmann, Hilary; Warschauer, Mark; Tettegah, Sharon; Whang, Eun Won; Collins, Nakia; Taylor, Kona; Vasquez, Olga A.; Burbules, Nicholas C. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2007
There is little dispute that technology has transformed people's everyday lives. People shop online, download news in their iPods, communicate via text and video, take digital photos, and conduct all manner of personal and professional business via the Internet. While these technologies have afforded new opportunities to improve efficiency,…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Access to Information, Educational Change, Educational Technology
