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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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Brewer, Dominic J.; Killeen, Kieran M.; Welsh, Richard O. – Education Finance and Policy, 2013
This brief utilizes case study methodology to illustrate the role of governance in educational accountability systems. Most research on the effectiveness of such systems has focused on technical components, such as standards-setting, assessments, rewards and sanctions, and data collection and reporting. This brief seeks to demonstrate that this…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Governance, Accountability, School Administration
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Brewer, Dominic J.; Smith, Joanna – Education Finance and Policy, 2008
Governance is widely believed to be an important determinant of the effectiveness of educational systems. Yet there are few systematic evaluations of the linkages between educational governance and student outcomes, or cogent frameworks for evaluating the effectiveness of governance arrangements in a way that can guide potential policy changes. In…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Administration, Models, Educational Indicators
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Brewer, Dominic J.; Stern, Stefanie; Ahn, June – Education Finance and Policy, 2007
Several national and international assessments have demonstrated that there has been little improvement in the performance of American high school students in recent decades. High school students are increasingly underprepared for transition into college-level course-work. One new approach to high school redesign, "early college," seeks to address…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Models, Dual Enrollment