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Anderson, Meredith B. L.; Bridges, Brian K.; Harris, Brittany A.; Biddle, Sekou – Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, UNCF, 2020
"Imparting Wisdom: HBCU Lessons for K-12 Education" details historically black colleges and universities' (HBCUs) longstanding efforts to provide quality educational experiences for their students and how their success may be translated in K-12 schools. This brief uplifts research-based HBCU best practices, practical recommendations and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, African American Students
DePaoli, Jennifer – Policy Matters Ohio, 2014
Highly rated urban schools are often held up as models for lower-rated urban districts. These high-scoring urban schools, both district and charter, get results on Ohio's standardized tests that shine compared to results many schools get in districts struggling with the effects of concentrated poverty. Administrators, journalists, and policy…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Effectiveness, Standardized Tests, State Standards
DePaoli, Jennifer – Policy Matters Ohio, 2014
Policy Matters Ohio looked at schools rated the highest over a two-year period in each of Ohio's eight largest urban districts. State, school, and district data were used to examine schools--district-run and charter--that were rated Excellent or higher for either the 2010-11 or the 2011-12 school year or both. The number of schools examined ranged…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Effectiveness, Standardized Tests, State Standards
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Kallio, Brenda R.; Sanders, Eugene T. W. – American Secondary Education, 1999
The Wood County (Ohio) Alternative School Program was studied to determine overall effectiveness as perceived by students, parents, probation officers, and school administrators. Results indicate that the alternative school was perceived as generally effective, due to small classes and individualized instruction. The alternative school/home school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Programs, High Risk Students
Kilbane, Marian; Fleming, Margaret – 1972
The Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965 Title I Transition Classes were designed to establish a more stable yet flexible learning environment specifically adapted to the adjustment needs of selected disadvantaged pupils in the initial year of junior high school. Unique dimensions of the project included sefl-contained classes, teacher-team…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Family School Relationship, Junior High School Students, Mathematics Instruction
Kilbane, Marian; Fleming, Margaret – 1972
The Production Workshop Project was designed to promote the educational rehabilitation of selected ninth-grade students. Programs in block-scheduled academic instruction were integrated with vocational training in a Production Workshop setting. The 1971-72 Project activities served a total of 243 students--117 boys and 126 girls. Approximately 68…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Drama Workshops, Dropout Prevention