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Reflections on Editing "The Elementary School Journal" in an Era of Constant School Reform
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Good, Thomas L. – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This article reflects on my 28-year tenure editing "The Elementary School Journal" ("ESJ"). During my tenure as editor, the educational system was in constant reform, from a Nation at Risk to No Child Left Behind. Considerable evidence suggests that these various reforms, which consumed vast resources, were not successful in…
Descriptors: Evidence, School Restructuring, Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests
A Study of Comprehensive School Reform Programs in Arizona
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McCaslin, Mary; Good, Thomas L. – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: The U.S. federal government has been interested in improving the performance of students who come from low-income homes since the time of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" initiatives in the 1960s. The current administration strongly supports the belief that good schools can be created and has funded the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Program Design, School Restructuring, Elementary Schools
What We Learned about Research on School Reform: Considerations for Practice and Policy
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Good, Thomas L.; McCaslin, Mary – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: The U.S. federal government has been interested in improving the performance of students who come from low-income homes since the time of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" initiatives in the 1960s. The current administration strongly supports the belief that good schools can be created and has funded the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, School Restructuring, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Comprehensive School Reform: A Longitudinal Study of School Improvement in One State
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Good, Thomas L.; Burross, Heidi Legg; McCaslin, Mary M. – Teachers College Record, 2005
We report on comprehensive school reform (CSR) reform in 48 schools over 6 consecutive years. In 1998, a total of 24 schools received CSR awards to improve student achievement. Control schools were carefully matched on 26 demographic variables to form a comparison group. Students' average performance, as represented in publicly available school…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Charter Schools: Another Reform Failure or a Worthwhile Investment?
Good, Thomas L.; Braden, Jennifer S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Explores problematic charter-school characteristics that must be changed to improve American education: lack of innovative practices and improved academic outcomes; disproportionate administrative costs; segregation of students by ethnicity, income level, and special needs; and deplorable physical learning environments. More competition, planning,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrative Organization, Charter Schools