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Sava, Samuel G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Praises United States Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's 1986 report as a readable, provocative document that restores central importance of elementary education. Disagrees with two improvement suggestions: elimination of teaching experience for principals and disregard of class size as an important variable. Sees improved instructional…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Education, Equal Education, Principals
Butler, Louise A. – Principal, 1997
Before a St. Louis (Missouri) school could raise student achievement, its principal had to break through several "false ceilings" to create a new standard of student performance. To achieve this goal, the principal refrained from underestimating her "at-risk" students, provided enrichment instead of remediation programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Blacks, Elementary Education
Download full textMunoz, Marco A.; Portes, Pedro R. – 2002
A class size reduction (CSR) program was implemented in a large low-performing urban elementary school district. The CSR program helps schools improve student learning by hiring additional teachers so that children in the early elementary grades can attend smaller classes. This study used a participant-oriented evaluation model to examine the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Improvement
