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Direct linkJill J. Summers – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Poverty is a topic that can cause significant discomfort, especially when the issue is broached among educators. Some educators immediately began to make assumptions about what students of poverty can and cannot achieve. Researchers (Caldas & Bankston, 1997; Grinion, 1999) have proven there are strong connections between a child's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Welfare, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedLaverdure, Patricia – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
The Policy-Advocacy-Leadership (PAL) column is developed to initiate and facilitate important dialogue about health care and educational policy, and develop and share the knowledge, tools, and resources that enable all of us to be effective advocates for our clients and our practice and leaders in our practice settings and profession. In this…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Advocacy, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Ahart, Thomas M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The challenge of improving the performance of public schools has been given attention from a variety of advocacy groups, researchers, government agencies, education organizations and schools. Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2002, titled No Child Left Behind, the stakes for public schools are higher.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, School Culture, High Achievement
Download full textUS Department of Education, 2010
To help achieve President Obama's stated goal of ensuring that every student has meaningful opportunities to choose from upon graduating from high school, the administration has designed a blueprint for a reenvisioned federal role in education through the reauthorization of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act" ("ESEA").…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Government School Relationship, Low Achievement
Knudson, Joel; Shambaugh, Larisa; O'Day, Jennifer – California Collaborative on District Reform, 2011
Educators have long grappled with the challenge presented by chronically underperforming schools. Environments that consistently fail to prepare students for higher levels of education threaten opportunities for high school graduation, postsecondary education, and career success. The U.S. Department of Education reinforced the urgency of reversing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Politics of Education, Accountability
Learning Point Associates, 2010
The purpose of this guide is to help chronically struggling schools restructure. "Restructuring" means major, rapid changes that affect how a school is led and how instruction is delivered. Restructuring is essential in achieving rapid improvements in student learning. The focus is on helping education leaders choose strategies that…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, School Restructuring, School Districts, Educational Change
