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Charles, Karen; Bernstein, Larry; Dempsey, Terri; Burns, Courtney; Parish, Elizabeth; Hudson, Jordan – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) launched a differentiated accountability pilot to allow states to distinguish between those schools identified for improvement in need of substantial help and those closer to meeting achievement goals. In July 2008 and January 2009, the Department approved waivers to give nine states the…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, State Standards, Statewide Planning, Accountability
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Smerdon, Becky; Cohen, Jennifer – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
The Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) is one of the first urban districts in the country to undertake large-scale high school reform, phasing in small learning communities by opening new high schools and transforming large, comprehensive high schools into small high schools. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Educational Change, School Visitation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1993
The Maryland Middle Grades School Policy Initiative addresses the polices and practices that support improved school and student performance. To document changes in policies and practices, this series of publications entitled "Milestones" was developed. Each publication traces the development, implementation, evaluation, and refinement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning