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Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2017
In January 2007, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) inaugurated the Teacher Performance Pay Model, 2005-2006, becoming the first school district in the nation to implement a performance pay system of this magnitude based on individual teacher effectiveness. Improvements and enhancements were made to that model to form the district's…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Job Performance, Awards, Teacher Effectiveness
Houston Independent School District, 2014
In January 2007, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) inaugurated the Teacher Performance Pay Model, 2005-2006, becoming the first school district in the nation to implement a performance pay system of this magnitude based on individual teacher effectiveness. Improvements and enhancements of that model became the "Recognize"…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Job Performance, Awards, Teacher Effectiveness
Gansle, Kristin A.; Burns, Jeanne M.; Noel, George – Louisiana Board of Regents, 2010
The Louisiana Board of Regents is currently outpacing the nation in its ability to inform the public about the effectiveness of redesigned teacher preparation programs in preparing new teachers to teach grades 4-9 students in the areas of mathematics, science, social studies, reading, and language arts. Through the use of Louisiana's Value-Added…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Value Added Models, Program Effectiveness
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Direct linkVanfossen, Phillip – International Journal of Social Education, 2005
The focus of this article is on the role that content and concepts drawn from the field of economics should play in education for self-government. How important is economic knowledge for the practice of effective citizenship in a democratic society such as the United States, and what core economic knowledge is required for effective civic…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Economics, Democracy, Democratic Values
Flanagan, Constance A.; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Stout, Michael D. – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
The goal of this project was to produce a set of civic measures with sound psychometric properties appropriate for use with young people ages 12-18. Measures selected tap aspects of adolescent civic behaviors, opinions, knowledge, and dispositions. The measures are easy to administer and can be used by educators, staff of community-based…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Citizenship Education, Student Participation, Adolescents
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 2001
This brochure presents highlights from "What Democracy Means to Ninth-Graders: U.S. Results from the International IEA Civic Education Study," a report that analyzes the U.S. results of the 1999 International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Civic Education Study, Phase 2. The study was designed to assess…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Fact Finders, Inc., Delmar, NY. – 1991
Public opinion about multicultural education in New York State was surveyed with samples ranging from about 200 to over 900 citizens. Three quarters of New York State residents believe that teaching the common heritage and values that Americans share is a very important goal of public education. There is some support for teaching history from the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
