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Download full textSirinides, Philip; Supovitz, Jonathan; Tognatta, Namrata; May, Henry – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
Beginning in 2005, the GE Foundation initiated a commitment of expertise and financial resources to a set of urban school districts to improve public education and enhance student achievement in mathematics and science. This report analyzes the impacts of the GE Foundation commitment to the partner districts by examining trends in student…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Education, Educational Change, Student Improvement
Sam, Cecile; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS). The purpose was to closely analyze district capacity to support system-wide…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Instructional Improvement, Capacity Building
Riggan, Matt; Fink, Ryan; Sam, Cecile; Darfler, Anne – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures" ™ in Education program in Erie Public Schools (EPS). As described in the CPRE proposal and research design, the purpose was to closely analyze…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Capacity Building, Instructional Improvement
Fink, Ryan; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Stamford Public Schools (SPS). The purpose was to closely analyze district capacity to support system-wide…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Instructional Improvement, Capacity Building
Robinson, Marian A. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2011
In the last decade, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has made a substantial commitment to improving the quality of its public education system. The main vehicle for this work has been the Education Reform for Knowledge Economy (ERfKE) initiative. To date, key investments have been made in early childhood education, school infrastructure,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Educational Strategies, Curriculum Development, Instructional Improvement
Corcoran, Thomas B. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2008
This is the first report on the evaluation of the Inquiry Based Science and Technology Education Program (IN-STEP), an innovative and ambitious science education initiative for lower secondary schools being undertaken by a public-private partnership in Thailand funded by MSD-Thailand, an affiliate of Merck & Co. IN-STEP is a public-private…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Schools of Education, Evaluators, Science Interests
Corcoran, Tom; Lawrence, Nancy – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2003
In 1993, Merck & Co., Inc. began an endeavor to make a significant and visible commitment to improving science education by creating the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) and supported the new venture with a 10-year, $20-million financial commitment. From its inception, MISE had two goals: to raise the interest, participation, and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Public Schools, Instructional Improvement, Administrators
Getting It Right: The MISE Approach to Professional Development. CPRE Research Report Series. RR-055
Corcoran, Tom; McVay, Siobhan; Riordan, Kate – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2003
The Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) was founded in 1993 to demonstrate that virtually all students could reach high levels of scientific literacy. MISE formed partnerships with four public school districts where Merck has major facilities and a history of providing employee volunteers and supporting local science education…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Science Education, Scientific Literacy
