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Raison, Brian – Journal of Extension, 2014
This article explores the literature and practice of how the Cooperative Extension Service does its work and asks if traditional outreach and engagement models have room for innovative delivery mechanisms that may identify emerging trends and help meet community needs. It considers three innovative approaches to the educational mission:…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Program Implementation, Extension Education, Delivery Systems
Taylor, Jason L.; Bragg, Debra D. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2015
In 2012, five foundations launched the Credit When Its Due (CWID) initiative that was "designed to encourage partnerships of community colleges and universities to significantly expand programs that award associate degrees to transfer students when the student completes the requirements for the associate degree while pursuing a bachelor's…
Descriptors: Transfer Programs, Transfer Policy, College Transfer Students, Associate Degrees
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Tyre, Ashli D.; Feuerborn, Laura; Beisse, Kay; McCready, Courtney – Contemporary School Psychology, 2012
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a promising approach for meeting the needs of all students in our nation's schools. However, attempts to shift to an RtI model are likely to be ineffective if the unique features of a school as a system are not considered prior to implementation. Therefore, it is important that school teams assess readiness for…
Descriptors: Readiness, Response to Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews
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Hurlburt, Steven; Therriault, Susan Bowles; Le Floch, Kerstin Carlson – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
The School Improvement Grants (SIG) program was first authorized in 2001 under Title I section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and provides formula-based federal funds to states that then competitively award these funds to districts applying for SIG on behalf of their low-performing schools. These schools use the funds…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, School Turnaround, Educational Change, Grants
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Stewart, Courtney; Raskin, Candace; Zielaski, Daniel – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
This study attempts to identify and describe Minnesota superintendents' perceptions of barriers to district-level reform as well as compare superintendents' perceptions of district reform related characteristics. This research also strives to identify factors preventing Minnesota's district-level leadership from implementing national reform…
Descriptors: Identification, Leadership, Superintendents, Educational Change
Cutler, Miriam – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The rising numbers of special education referrals have resulted in national debate and subsequent new legislation regarding the methods school districts have traditionally used to identify specific learning disabilities. The 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) now allows the use of a student's response…
Descriptors: Intervention, Learning Disabilities, School Districts, Educational Change
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Massell, Diane; Kirst, Michael – Education and Urban Society, 1994
Explores the complexity of developing and identifying national curriculum content standards. This article introduces other articles on developing standards for studies in mathematics, social studies, English, the sciences, and advanced placement studies. The challenges for national standards are examined with awareness of the importance of these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Curriculum, Educational Change