This document is an internal review of Nassau Community College (NCC) (New York). Using research material developed though institutional effectiveness studies, it incorporates comparisons with three peer groups for the 1996-97 academic year. Highlights include: (1) Nassau is more successful in the task of attracting first-time, full-time students…

Using data from the Prospects study ("Prospects: The Congressionally Mandated Study of Educational Growth and Opportunity"), the individual characteristics that distinguish academically successful, or resilient, elementary school students of minority and low-socioecononmic status (SES) backgrounds from their less successful, nonresilient…

This report provides a performance review of a Texas school district. For the review, investigators interviewed district employees, school-board members, students, parents, business leaders, and representatives from community organizations. The review team also held public forums, conducted focus-group sessions and personal interviews, surveyed…

This report provides a performance review of a Texas school district. For the review, investigators interviewed district employees, school-board members, students, parents, business leaders, and representatives from community organizations. The review team also held public forums, conducted focus-group sessions and personal interviews, surveyed…

This paper examines one aspect of school governance--the role of the school board--which historically has governed education at the local level. It discusses the basic and unique functions of school boards in American education, as well as their effectiveness in meeting the rigors of a changing society. The discussion is presented in four parts:…

This paper draws on the opinions of principals, teachers, and students regarding the state of education in Hong Kong. It examines the conceptualization of education quality in schools and introduces a multilevel and multi-indicator framework. The text profiles indicators of student attitudes, student satisfaction, negative feelings, and attainment…

This paper examines transformational leadership, defined as follows: an influencing relationship between inspired, energetic leaders and followers who have a mutual commitment to a mission that includes a belief in empowering the members of an organization to effect lasting change. The article presents the results of a qualitative and quantitative…

This booklet was developed to help Washington State principals meet their school-improvement strategies. It is intended as an information resource and is divided into five sections. Section 1, "Learning," provides an overview of Washington's school-improvement strategy. It focuses on standards, specifically the Essential Academic…

This report focuses on the nature of restructuring in a sample of Washington State schools, and the degree to which those changes improved student learning. The research attempted to distinguish between simply changing school or classroom practices and the broader concept of restructuring a school. A restructured school was defined as one that has…

These four reports describe Oklahoma's education-reform efforts, which were mandated by the Education Reform and Funding Act of 1990. Each of the volumes offers an annual report of the ongoing changes in education. Volume 1 focuses on state-appropriated funds for education and per-pupil expenditures. It looks at school consolidation, greater…

This book highlights the reform policies, practices, and procedures of nine promising Goals 2000 subgrantees. It describes how Goals 2000 and/or Technology Literacy Challenge Fund (TLCF) grants are being used to start, support, and/or sustain these reforms. The report examines the nine subgrantees' reform efforts using a multiple case-study…

In 1995, a 5-year collaborative research and development project began examining conditions and practices in Kentucky schools that are linked most strongly with improvement in a school's writing score on the statewide portfolio assessment. An examination of over 1,200 schools with complete writing portfolio scores for 1992-96 identified 42 schools…

This report contains information on Maryland and its 24 school systems. The data reported here were chosen for statewide reporting because they can be influenced by the school; are comparable across the state; are essential for student and school improvement; can help improve classroom instruction; and can be measured by statewide standards. Each…

To make the transition from traditional assessment, which was often counterproductive, to an array of assessment applications that will be more constructive for students, teachers must expand their vision of the relationship between assessment and effective schools. Assessment must be used to inform classroom decision making, and it must become…

This study investigated whether selected elementary teachers, secondary teachers, and administrators felt that their schools and school systems were implementing effective school components within the overall curricula. The major effective school components were academics, teacher collaboration, and discipline policy. The 116 respondents completed…