Previous studies found that the small size of schools or school districts mitigated the negative influence of poverty on academic achievement in California, Alaska, and West Virginia. The Matthew Project extends this research in four additional states selected to provide varied settings: Ohio, Georgia, Texas, and Montana. Data from each state were…

Although staffing patterns heavily influence both the quality of education and the school budget, school officials and others have not had current data by which to compare staffing patterns in their school system with those in systems of similar enrollment size and expenditure level. To help fill this void, Educational Research Service developed…

Educators act as advocates every day, and an advocate's greatest tool is credible information. The College Board and the Alliance for Excellent Education are pleased to announce a series of jointly produced fact sheets intended to arm educators and others with information they can use in advocating for their students, professions, and…

School construction completed in 2007--including new buildings, additions to existing buildings, and major retrofit of existing buildings--totaled almost $20.8B, a signifi cant increase over the $20.1B spent on construction completed in 2006. This marks the seventh year in the last eight that annual construction exceeded $20B. During the eight…

This research investigates the openness that teachers and principals have to change--specifically, the openness of the faculty to community pressure for change. Three dimensions of change are examined (teacher, principal, and community), as well as four aspects of organizational climate (institutional vulnerability, collegial leadership,…

In the 2008-2009 school year, about 2,000 for-profit schools received almost $24 billion in grants and loans provided to students under federal student aid programs. In the early 1990s, Congress was concerned that some for-profit schools receiving federal student aid were recruiting students who were not ready for higher education. Many of these…

THE GOVERNOR'S HONORS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED TO DO RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS IN GEORGIA AND THE NATURE OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM BEST SUITED TO MEET THESE NEEDS. THE PARTICIPANTS CHOSEN WERE ACADEMIC AND FINE ARTS…

Describes program organizations and the scope of course offerings in high schools of different enrollment classifications. (Author)

Possession of knowledge does not ensure negative attitudes toward drugs; these attitudes often reflect those of the community. (JD)

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has recently published its 1976-77 edition of "Education Directory, Colleges and Universities". This is the latest in a series of annual directories of institutions of higher education issued by this office. Discusses the diversity that exists in the sizes of American colleges and…

If economies of scale are important in secondary education, a greater degree of resource specialization and curriculum comprehensiveness should occur in larger secondary schools. Using New York State schools data, this study shows that scale economy sources are exhausted at relatively small enrollment levels, allowing only trivial gains in…

High school attendance rates are affected by the size of the school, the percentage of required courses offered as phase electives, and the population density of the community. (IRT)

During the 1997-98 school year, a large elementary school in the Kansas City area began to research the community learning arrangement within schools. In the early part of the second semester, teachers completed an anonymous survey in which they displayed overwhelming support for the change. Five community learning groups were established and…