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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Weinbaum, Elliot H.; Weiss, Michael J.; Beaver, Jessica K. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2012
Prior to the mandatory testing and reporting required by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), school improvement efforts were shown to lack coherence (Newman, Smith, Allensworth, & Bryk, 2001) and often included conflicting programs (Hatch, 2002). Part of the theory of performance-based accountability in general, and NCLB in particular, was…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Beaver, Jessica K.; Weinbaum, Elliot H. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2012
It is an oft-heard refrain in schools: "These schools lack the capacity they need." Or, "We need to build capacity in schools so that students can achieve." In district offices, statehouses, and elsewhere, the sentiment is repeated in various forms, but the term "capacity" is almost always used. What do education leaders mean when they use the…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Program Content, Human Capital, School Personnel