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Download full textDarden, Edwin – Appleseed, 2011
This project focuses on the policies and practices of school boards (or mayors or others who govern public schools), and how their priorities can make a tangible difference in the academic success of kids living in poor communities. Instead of focusing on deficits of poverty, the researchers wanted to stress school board action as an effective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Standardized Tests, Public Schools
Appleseed, 2007
Testing and accountability have commanded almost constant attention since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) became federal law four years ago. What is frequently overlooked is the special power of parents to lift their children to new academic heights. The partnership helps to achieve the primary aims of that law. Without better informed and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Testing, Secondary Schools, Public Schools
