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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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Middle Level Grade Configuration: Impact on Hawai'i's Schools. Policy Analysis
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McFarland, Valere – Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2007
This report highlights the importance of addressing the unique set of needs of middle-level students. The struggle over structuring and content of middle-level education--the K-8 versus middle-school/junior-high argument--mirrors to a considerable extent the broader recurring battle of traditionalism versus progressivism. There are few empirical…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Policy Analysis, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Educational Needs
Junior Kindergarten Pilot Program Evaluation 2005-2006. Report for the HEPC Annual Meeting
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Grace, Donna J.; DeBaryshe, Barbara D. – Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2006
The purpose of this report is to provide an evaluation of the experiences of the 2005-2006 pilot junior kindergarten schools. Data sources included administrative data provided by the Department of Education (DOE) as well as surveys and focus group interviews conducted with pilot school teachers and principals. Surveys were returned from 113…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Focus Groups, Interviews