This hearing produced testimony on the efforts of Hawaiian and American Indian educators to provide effective, culturally relevant education at preschool and elementary levels. Witnesses described (1) Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP) which developed elementary school reading and language arts curricula and teaching methods compatible…

This Texas Education Agency (TEA) pilot study sought to identify a valid, reliable, and manageable way to use the expanding "effective schools" database to guide school accreditation development. The theoretical basis for the incorporation of effective schools correlates into the Campus Effectiveness Model (CEM). The underlying…

This paper argues that existing methods of analyzing school efficiency are not useful in assessing efficiency and that alternative models are needed. Traditional analyses are discussed on the premise that schools function like private firms, where either the classroom or the school is the producing unit and the teacher or the principal is the…

The Michigan Department of Education with assistance from the Educational Testing Service has compiled the results of valid educational research studies on specific topics into a report to be used as a guide for developing effective schools. It is intended for use by practitioners to help bridge the gap between educational researchers and…

The articles in this monograph reflect varying points of view as expressed by state and local education administrators, parents, and students concerning the provision of distinctive services for language-minority students. The introduction provides a legislative history of educational programs and services for limited-English speaking students.…

This report from the Arkwright Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 12 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Findings include the following: (1) the performance of the kindergarten class in the basal…

This report from the Campbell Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents eight findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) the…

This report from the Dunbar Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents eight findings concerning enrollment, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) basal progress was…

This report from the Herndon Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 25 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) test…

This report from the Kimberly Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 28 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, math achievement, and achievement in other subject areas. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these…

This report from the Sylvan High School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 20 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, math achievement, and achievement in other subject areas. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are…

This report from the Toomer Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents eight findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) student…

The purpose of the California High School Performance Reports is to provide a means for the public to judge a school's progress towards: (1) implementing the educational reforms outlined in California State Legislature Senate Bill 813; (2) upgrading the quality of its instructional program; and (3) improving student achievement. This paper…

The evaluation of "institutional effectiveness" is required by many accrediting agencies. The degree to which institutions have mobilized to meet the new criteria is the focus of this study. Surveys were sent to chief executive officers (CEOs) of institutions which will be reviewed within the next 5 years by the Southern Association of Colleges…

Numerous scholars, historians, and social scientists believe that the most significant decision made by the United States Supreme Court was handed down in the case of "Brown v. the Topeka Kansas Board of Education" (1954). In this case the court declared the legal principle of separate but equal as unconstitutional in public education. This paper…