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Master, Benjamin K.; Schwartz, Heather L.; Unlu, Fatih; Schweig, Jonathan; Mariano, Louis T.; Wang, Elaine Lin – RAND Corporation, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the National Institute for School Leadership's (NISL's) Executive Development Program (EDP) and paired leadership coaching as implemented in three states, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program. NISL's Executive Development Program (EDP) is a…
Descriptors: Management Development, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness, Beginning Principals
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Wolf, Patrick; Gutmann, Babette; Puma, Michael; Kisida, Brian; Rizzo, Lou; Eissa, Nada; Carr, Matthew – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, passed by Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. Since that time, more than 8,400 students have applied for what is now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), and a rigorous evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Graduation Rate, School Choice, Educational Environment
Hendel, Darwin D. – 2001
The focus of this paper is on the relative contribution of participating in a first-year seminar to student satisfaction and the retention of students in the second year at a Research I, urban, and public university. The study compared the measured satisfaction levels of students enrolled in a first-year seminar with students who were not enrolled…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Participation
Schirm, Allen; Stuart, Elizabeth; McKie, Allison – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2006
From July 1995 through September 2001, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Ford Foundation (Ford) operated a demonstration of the Quantum Opportunity Program (QOP). QOP offered intensive and comprehensive services to help at-risk youth graduate from high school and enroll in postsecondary education or training. QOP was mainly an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, High Risk Students, High Schools, Telephone Surveys