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Download full textRoss, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron J.; McSparrin-Gallagher, Brenda; Slawson, Deborah L. – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2006
This report presents student-level achievement results for two groups of schools in Tennessee: (a) four charter schools that began operation in 2003-2004; and (b) three new charter schools that were established in 2004-2005. These two cohorts were therefore completing their second and first academic years, respectively, at the time the achievement…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Neighborhood Schools, Poverty, Grades (Scholastic)
Orlich, Donald C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
In light of a monumental class size research study completed in Tennessee, the U.S. Department of Education should reexamine the 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education" decision and make legal accommodation for field testing new mechanisms affecting public policy equity decisions. Neighborhood schools should be reinstated in selected cities…
Descriptors: Class Size, Desegregation Effects, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSmith, M. Gwin – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
In a survey of 46 Memphis-area high-school teachers, 72 percent of respondents reported having disabled students in their classes, but most felt inadequately prepared to teach them. About 85 percent thought that including severely disabled kids in neighborhood schools would necessitate substantial teacher retraining. (Contains 12 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: High Schools, Inclusive Schools, Neighborhood Schools, Severe Disabilities
US Department of Education, 2008
Magnet schools have developed strong national and local constituencies among parents and educators, who see them as vehicles for bringing equity and academic excellence to all students. Typically, these schools offer innovative programs through a specialized focus or theme. They may emphasize subjects like science or the arts, or they may adopt…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Schools, Magnet Schools, Fine Arts, Research Methodology
Beggs, David W., III, Ed.; Alexander, S. Kern, Ed. – 1969
Contents of this book include the following papers: "Moderation and common sense applied to desegregation"; "Cautions, conflicts, and considerations"; "Fulfilling the educational needs of Negro children"; "Integration and educational privilege"; "How can the schools fulfill their educational functions…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Education, Black Students, De Jure Segregation
Gallagher, Brenda McSparrin; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2005
The present study examined outcomes on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program/Achievement Test (TCAP/AT) for the KIPP:DIAMOND Academy (KIPP:DA), which is in its second year of operation. Importantly, as in Year 1, a rigorous quasi-experimental research design was employed, in which each KIPP:DA student was individually matched to a highly…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Pretests Posttests, School Size
