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Costrell, Robert M.; Betts, Julian R. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2001
Standards-based reform is a strategy that includes specifying what is to be learned, devising tests to measure learning, and establishing consequences of performance for students and schools. Popular support remains strong for standards-based reform, according to national polling data as well as local data in the states implementing this strategy.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Education, Educational Change, Incentives
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
This document presents the proceedings of the Annual Research Forum. Included herein are the following 29 studies: (1) What Factors Influence Algebra 1 Students' Attitudes toward Math? (Elizabeth A. Allen); (2) Low-Income Student and Teacher Impressions of Kagan Cooperative Learning (Andrea Anderson); (3) Developing and Implementing an Articulated…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Oral Reading, Writing Strategies
Dunn, Rita, Ed.; Griggs, Shirley A., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Today, there is little deviation from the standard, business-as-usual practices in the world of education. This book challenges these stale practices and asks the important questions that can improve schools beyond the current state of mediocrity. Written for administrators, supervisors, teachers, parents--even politicians and corporate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Violence, Talent Development
Cornetto, Karen M.; Schmitt, Lisa N. T. – Online Submission, 2007
This report summarizes results of the Spring 2007 Austin Independent School District high school students' exit survey, with comparative results from previous years.
Descriptors: School Districts, High School Students, Student Surveys, Comparative Analysis
Van Heukelem, Tom; Mercado, Maria de Jesus – 1995
This lesson plan for the second grade uses information on the solar system to provide science education for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in San Diego, California. The lesson has been developed to be taught in a bilingual class, a Spanish-language immersion class, or a two-way bilingual class. Lessons are arranged so that native…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Community Involvement, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Bender, David S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes the history, characteristics, program model, activities, and evaluation results of the Pottstown Homework Center Partnership project, in Pottstown County, Pennsylvania. The goal of the program is to initiate homework centers and train volunteer tutors from the community to support the at-risk middle students by providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students
United Parents Association of New York City, Inc., NY. – 1982
This Spanish/English guide was written by parents for high school parents. The guide's first section deals with how to select the right high school. This is followed by a lengthy section on the high school years, which covers the following topics: how to keep up with what the student is doing; how to connect with the school; requirements for…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education, Board of Education Policy, Breakfast Programs
Nathan, Joseph – 1984
This paper demonstrates how educators can improve student learning, increase resources available to schools, and make the teaching profession more attractive without spending additional tax funds. Section 1, "The School as Community Center," analyzes sharing school facilities with community organizations and easing fiscal constraints…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrators, Community Centers, Contract Salaries
Shavelson, Richard J. – 1985
The Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) is a unified school district operating schools in 20 foreign countries. As part of its efforts to assess the educational and social development of its students, DoDDS participated in the longitudinal study, High School and Beyond. The purpose of the present study was to describe those DoDDS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Cognitive Tests, College Bound Students
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1983
This document presents the reports of the Colorado State Board of Education appointed task forces on the Education Profession, the Family and School, and School Time. The task force on the Education Profession made recommendations in the following areas: personnel preparation and certification, recruitment and retention of education personnel, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Attendance, Board of Education Role
Landsverk, Ruth Anne – 1997
The Families in Education Program of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has existed since 1987 to increase awareness of the need for schools to involve parents as partners in the education of their children. This parents' and teachers' guide presents ways that the theme for American Education Week, "Teaching Children To Think and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Homework
Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1994
This guide is the sixth in a series of guidelines designed to be a framework for positive action at the school site and in the classroom through the High Schools That Work (HSTW) program, an effort to raise the achievement of career-bound students. It explains how providing students with a system of extra time and help can motivate them to meet…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Demonstration Programs
Kober, Nancy – 1993
This document tries to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the teaching and learning of science in order to provide parents and community leaders a base of information to help improve science education. Questions are posed in three major areas: science in American education; science in the classroom; and science in the home…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Lengel, James G.; Kendall, Diane S. – 1995
This publication teaches parents and their grades 3-8 children how to create simple essays and multimedia presentations, all designed to produce more interesting and better quality school assignments. Each chapter presents several cogent ideas for turning a homework assignment into a creative computer project, as well as step-by-step instructions…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Peripherals, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
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