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Tran, Henry; Jenkins, Zach – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic, recent awakening of society to its enduring racial pandemic, rising expectations for employer accountability, and an increasingly diverse populace jointly indicate that times are changing for the future of education work. Yet the approach to human resource management (HRM) employed in schools has been criticized for being…
Descriptors: Talent, Instructional Leadership, Human Resources, Futures (of Society)
Balfanz, Robert; Bridgeland, John M.; Fox, Joanna Hornig; DePaoli, Jennifer L.; Ingram, Erin S.; Maushard, Mary – Civic Enterprises, 2014
This fifth annual update on America's high school dropout crisis shows that, for the first time in history, the nation has crossed the 80 percent high school graduation rate threshold and remains on pace, for the second year in a row, to meet the goal of a 90 percent high school graduation rate by the Class of 2020. This report highlights key…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropouts, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
US Department of Education, 2012
In order to move forward with State and local reforms designed to improve academic achievement and increase the quality of instruction for all students in a manner that was not originally contemplated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), a State educational agency (SEA) may request flexibility, on its own behalf and on behalf of its…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
Hoachlander, Gary; Stearns, Roman J.; Studier, Carol – ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, 2008
The multiple pathways approach holds significant promise for engaging California high school students and improving their ability to achieve their dreams. While hundreds of schools have already adopted the multiple pathways approach, much remains to be done to put more students on the path to success. Pathways must be designed around rigorous…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Pupil Personnel Services
Torres, Mario S.; Zellner, Luana; Erlandson, David – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2008
This study investigated school administrators' perceptions of school improvement policies in a high-impact policy environment by measuring the impact of accountability, site-based management, professional development, and scheduling reform on the three dependent variables of a) academic outcomes, b) staff morale, and c) parent and community…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, Likert Scales, Accountability
Miller, Edward Ed.; Graves-Desai, Kelly, Ed.; Maloney, Karen, Ed. – Harvard Education Letter, 1996
This document is comprised of volume 12 of the Harvard Education Letter, published bimonthly and addressing current issues in elementary-secondary education. Articles in this volume include the following: (1) January-February--"Early Reports From Kentucky on Cash Rewards for 'Successful' Schools Reveal Many Problems" (Miller), "New…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indian Culture, At Risk Persons, Block Scheduling