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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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Fine, Michelle; Pappas, Liza; Karp, Stan; Hirsch, Lesley; Sadovnik, Alan; Keeton, Andre; Bennett, Mary – Education Law Center, 2007
Ordinarily, one might expect that an alternative education program that encourages thousands of secondary students to stay in school and remain on track to earn a high school diploma would have broad support. However, New Jersey's "special review assessment" or SRA, has been the subject of longstanding and, at times, contentious public debate.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Graduation Requirements, Exit Examinations, Educational Policy
Hirsch, Lesley – Education Law Center, 2006
New Jersey's urban--or "Abbott"--schools have improved at the preschool and elementary school level, but lag when it comes to middle and high school performance. These are the key findings of an Abbott Indicators Project report entitled, "The Abbott Districts in 2005-06: Progress and Challenges." The report was prepared by Education Law Center and…
Descriptors: Reading Readiness, Dropout Programs, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Camden is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Camden receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Camden Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of educational…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Newark is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Newark receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Newark Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of educational…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Trenton is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Trenton receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Trenton Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of educational…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
Applewhite-Coney, Erain; Hirsch, Lesley – Education Law Center, 2005
Union City is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Union City receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Union City Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Camden is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Camden receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Camden Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Educational Policy
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Newark is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Newark receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Newark Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Educational Policy
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Trenton is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Trenton receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Trenton Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Educational Policy
Hirsch, Lesley; Applewhite-Coney, Erain – Education Law Center, 2005
Union City is one of 31 urban school districts in New Jersey known as Abbott districts. As an Abbott district, Union City receives funding to equalize its per student general education budget with the most successful suburban districts in the state. Through a series of indicators, the Union City Abbott Indicators Report presents the status of…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education, Educational Policy
Applewhite, Erain; Hirsch, Lesley – Education Law Center, 2003
The New Jersey Supreme Court's 1998 ruling in Abbott v. Burke represents the first judicial directive in the nation that public education must include a high-quality, well-planned preschool program starting at age three. This decision applies to 30 urban school districts, known as the Abbott districts, that serve approximately 25 percent of the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Preschool Education, Enrollment