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Direct linkTienken, C. H.; Achilles, C. M. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2006
Most research on the positive effects of class-size reduction (CSR) has occurred in the elementary level (Word, Johnston, Bain, Fulton, Zaharias, Lintz, Achilles, Folger, & Breda, 1990; Molnar, Smith, Zahorik, Palmer, Halbach, & Ehrle, 1999). Is CSR an important variable in improving education in the middle grades? Can small classes be…
Descriptors: Class Size, Grades (Scholastic), Small Classes, Instructional Program Divisions
Beane, James; Lipka, Richard – Educational Leadership, 2006
Blaming unsatisfactory student achievement on the middle school concept is a case of mistaken identity. Too many middle schools have failed to fully implement the middle school concept. Based on statements from the Carnegie Council and the National Middle School Association, the middle school concept calls for improved academic achievement for all…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Instructional Program Divisions
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1964
PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION FOR ALL CHILDREN AND TO IMPROVE ETHNIC INTEGRATION OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. INCLUDED WERE PROPOSALS FOR NEW SCHOOL LOCATIONS, FLEXIBLE STUDENT TRANSFER POLICIES, ZONING PLANS, ENCOURAGEMENT OF LOCAL INITIATIVE, AND HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAMS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR PUPILS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Involvement, Desegregation Methods, Feeder Patterns
