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Rivera, Mabel O.; Francis, David J.; Fernandez, Magdalena; Moughamian, Ani C.; Jergensen, Julia; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Center on Instruction, 2010
From classroom teachers to researchers, education professionals have raised questions about how best to assist students who face the significant dual challenge of acquiring the content knowledge necessary for academic success and simultaneously developing their English language competency. This document addresses these questions by looking at key…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Literacy
Dale, Jack D. – 1990
The effectiveness of school principals was studied with the goals of: identifying skill dimensions related to principals' performance; identifying a set of independent psychological constructs from a factor analysis of those dimensions; and using the variables of school size, district size, school grade level, and geographic region of Washington…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Washington School Research Center, 2002
The 4th and 7th grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) scores for the past several years have indicated that the percentage of students meeting the new higher standards is not satisfactory, although improvement is being shown every year. There are indications, however, that while some elementary and middle/junior high schools are…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement, Well Being, Research Reports