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Walker, Michael; Yeager, Corey; Zumbusch, Jennie – Voices in Urban Education, 2018
The Office of Black Male Student Achievement (OBMSA) of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), established in 2014, is one of the first in the country. The innovative work of the OBMSA is centered on student voice and student thought. After getting input from parents and families, community members, educators, and young Black males themselves, the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement
Miron, Gary; Jones, Jeffrey N.; Kelaher-Young, Allison J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
The Kalamazoo Promise provides a scholarship for full tuition for any high school graduate from the district who's been accepted to attend a Michigan postsecondary institution. The Promise has changed the attitudes of the students, their parents, and the community and has combined with other efforts to promote successful reform and systemic change…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Scholarships, Tuition, High School Graduates
Academy for Educational Development, 2012
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to New York University (NYU) on December 8-9, 2008 to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program. These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by NYU and identified by the AED research team, provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Teacher Evaluation
Academy for Educational Development, 2012
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to the University of Dayton (UD) on November 5-7, 2008, to conduct interviews with individuals who played significant roles in the university's teacher preparation program (see Appendix A). These interviews, along with additional materials provided by UD and identified by the AED…
Descriptors: Measurement, Measures (Individuals), Cooperating Teachers, Field Experience Programs
Karr, Jo Ann – 1994
An elementary school located in a predominantly black neighborhood on the south side of Chicago decided it was time to restructure the curriculum (scores lagged behind the national average and interest in reading and writing had waned). The principal, parents, and teachers were given extra encouragement to use the process of team building, shared…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Academy for Educational Development, 2009
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) sent a research team to Jackson State University (JSU) on October 13-14, 2008 to conduct interviews with individuals who play important roles in the university's teacher preparation program (see Appendix A). These interviews, along with additional documentation provided by JSU and identified by the AED…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Best Practices, Mentors, Video Technology
Eubanks, Eugene E.; Levine, Daniel U. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Fleming, Margaret – 1978
In this overview of the Planning Educational Environments for Cleveland Children Project a comparison of selected change principles is made. These principles were taken from the change literature and were incorporated into the project design. The key features identified in the literature include: (1) the unit of change, (2) staff participation in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Diffusion, Educational Change
Cole, Robert W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Discusses Jesse Jackson and his program to inspire self-help in urban education. (IRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, National Programs
Frierson-Campbell, Carol – 2003
Anchoring, a term rooted in the seafaring world, is a useful metaphor for contemplating the role of music in schooling, and particularly for thinking about the implications of including music in the professional development school (PDS) reform movement. In 1999, the College of Education at William Paterson University (Wayne, New Jersey) joined two…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
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Hentschke, Guilbert C. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1980
Examines two reform efforts that indicate promising strategies for changing and improving urban school district decision- and policy-making systems, particularly as those systems reflect the relationships among boards of education, school superintendents, and the school district bureaucracy. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Allington, Richard L., Ed.; Walmsley, Sean A., Ed. – 1995
Responding to the growing consensus among researchers and educators that prevention of learning problems makes more sense than remediation, this book presents essays that suggest ways to improve literacy instruction for all children, particularly those who are at risk. Essays in the book discuss practical matters such as funding, curriculum,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Educational Change
Loofbourrow, Peggy Trump, Ed.; Peterson, Art, Ed.; Yoder, Barbara, Ed. – Quarterly of the National Writing Project, 2000
Articles in this publication address the writing process, teaching writing, and research on the teaching of writing, and take the form of personal experience or opinion, or explore the work of others who have contributed to the field. Articles in the first issue of the volume include: "Imaginary Gardens and Real Issues: Improving Language Arts in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing)
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Jackson, Barbara L.; Cooper, Bruce S. – Urban Education, 1989
Describes New York City initiatives for parent participation in education, including the Parent Involvement Program (PIP), the Parent Orientation Program (POP), and the Parent Leadership Assistance Network (PLAN). These programs incorporate commitment to the family, broadened definitions of parent involvement, varied involvement strategies, and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Walker, B. J., Ed. – Cityschools, 1995
"Cityschools" reports on research regarding the transformation of urban schools to make this research more accessible to practitioners in urban classrooms. This theme issue focuses on youth violence, exploring how some schools, families, and communities are working together to organize their resources and to design strategies to fight violence.…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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