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Jenkins, Lynn; Wisdom, Michelle – Grantmakers for Education, 2014
As the summer of 2014 began, Paul Herdman, President and CEO of the Rodel Charitable Foundation of Delaware, paused to reflect on what Delaware had accomplished over the past decade in the public education realm. Academic standards had been raised across the K-12 system, and a new assessment system aligned to those standards was being implemented.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Public Education, Academic Standards, State Standards
Sullivan, Robert, Ed.; Shaw, Danielle, Ed. – Urban Education Collaborative, 2010
Over the last 10 to 15 years, a variety of efforts to transform American high schools have gained both public and private support. Significant among these are initiatives to implement Small Learning Communities (SLCs), part of a larger school reform and restructuring effort designed to address a variety of goals, including "downsizing large…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, High Schools, School Restructuring, Federal Aid
Simon, Toby R. – 1981
This is a resource booklet designed to facilitate the involvement of all citizens, not just parents, in the public schools. Citizen involvement in education is examined from an historical perspective, and legal mandates for citizen involvement in the state of New Jersey are outlined. Presented in the pamphlet are guidelines for the formation of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education