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Sam, Cecile; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS). The purpose was to closely analyze district capacity to support system-wide instructional…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Instructional Improvement, Capacity Building
Fink, Ryan; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Stamford Public Schools (SPS). The purpose was to closely analyze district capacity to support system-wide instructional…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Instructional Improvement, Capacity Building
Riggan, Matt; Fink, Ryan; Sam, Cecile; Darfler, Anne – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures" ™ in Education program in Erie Public Schools (EPS). As described in the CPRE proposal and research design, the purpose was to closely analyze district…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Capacity Building, Instructional Improvement
Robinson, Marian A. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2011
In the last decade, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has made a substantial commitment to improving the quality of its public education system. The main vehicle for this work has been the Education Reform for Knowledge Economy (ERfKE) initiative. To date, key investments have been made in early childhood education, school infrastructure,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Curriculum Development, Instructional Improvement
Corcoran, Tom; McVay, Siobhan; Riordan, Kate – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2003
The Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) was founded in 1993 to demonstrate that virtually all students could reach high levels of scientific literacy. MISE formed partnerships with four public school districts where Merck has major facilities and a history of providing employee volunteers and supporting local science education…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Science Education, Scientific Literacy
Corcoran, Thomas B. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2008
This is the first report on the evaluation of the Inquiry Based Science and Technology Education Program (IN-STEP), an innovative and ambitious science education initiative for lower secondary schools being undertaken by a public-private partnership in Thailand funded by MSD-Thailand, an affiliate of Merck & Co. IN-STEP is a public-private…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Schools of Education, Evaluators, Science Interests