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Turnaround Success: An Exploratory Study of Three Middle Grades Schools That Achieved Positive Contextual and Achievement Outcomes Using the Schools to Watch I3 Project
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Flowers, Nancy; Begum, Shahana; Carpenter, Dawn M. H.; Mulhall, Peter F. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2017
This article presents the results of a study examining the highest implementers of the Schools to Watch (STW): School Transformation Network Project, and the impact the project had on their teaching/learning practices and outcomes. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program and was…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Turnaround, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
PISA Trends, Social Changes, and Education Reforms
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Aloisi, Cesare; Tymms, Peter – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2017
The stability of educational test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) over 15 years was examined, and the influence of demographics and social capital was assessed, as was the impact of educational reforms. The test results were remarkably stable, with correlations up to 0.99 for country-level results over 2…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Public School Funding and Postsecondary Outcomes in Illinois: What Is Reasonable to Expect from Illinois' School Funding Reforms? Policy Research. IERC 2018-1
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Houston, Derek A. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2018
This study examines the relationships between school funding and students' college preparation, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary degree attainment, adding to the literature on how money matters in education. The author addresses how past school funding levels among Illinois public high schools may have been associated with students'…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Finance, Finance Reform, Educational Change
Cross-National Impacts of Public-Private Partnerships on Equitable Student Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Assessment Using PISA 2009
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Baum, Donald Rey – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public-private partnerships are being increasingly supported and advocated for, ideologically and financially, as an approach to educational reform in many countries across the world. Proponents suggest that non-state involvement in the education sector has the potential to bolster international Education for All efforts, improve school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Educational Change