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Farrington, Camille A.; Maurer, Joseph; McBride, Meredith R. Aska; Nagaoka, Jenny; Puller, J. S.; Shewfelt, Steve; Weiss, Elizabeth M.; Wright, Lindsay – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2019
Across existing research literature and among arts educators there is widespread belief that artistic disciplines including music, dance, theatre, visual arts, literary arts, and media arts have a positive effect on children's and adolescents' social-emotional development. This project investigates the relationship between arts education and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Social Development, Emotional Development, Outcomes of Education
Pierce, Jill C.; Shaw-Amoah, Anna; Lapp, David – Research for Action, 2020
Educators are centrally important in the fight for racial justice and access to high-quality education. This has never been more true than in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the public acknowledges the crucial role that our public school teachers play in the well-being of our children and of our society at large. Yet our teacher workforce is…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Recruitment
Sludden, John; Beaver, Jessica; Park, Elizabeth; Kumar, Anurag; Gao, Jian – Research For Action, 2014
According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) press release, in which the Governor outlined his budget priorities for 2014-2015, the Governor's plan includes the Expanding Excellence Program. If enacted and funded, this initiative would "provide competitive funding to schools that have attained a 90 or higher on the School…
Descriptors: Excellence in Education, State Government, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Norton, Michael; Kim, Dae Y.; Long, Daniel A. – Research for Action, 2016
Research for Action (RFA) was commissioned to evaluate changes in student outcomes during the first three years of the Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation (LIFT). This report focuses on two questions: (1) how do LIFT students' behavioral and academic performance compare to those of a matched set of non-LIFT comparison students?;…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Program Implementation, Academic Achievement, Student Behavior