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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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Polesel, John; Rice, Suzanne; Dulfer, Nicole – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
Debates continue about how high-stakes testing regimes influence schools at all levels: their impact on teaching practices, distribution of resources and curriculum provision, and whether they achieve the intended increases in student achievement in targeted areas. In 2008, the Australian government Introduced a national testing scheme, the"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Educational Practices, Curriculum Design
Styron, Ronald Anthony; Peasant, Eddie J. – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2010
This study focused on student achievement in ninth grade schools or academies compared to ninth grade students enrolled in traditional high schools. Student achievement was measured by standardized test scores. Other variables tested were gender and ethnicity. All students used in this study were enrolled in the ninth grade during the 2005-2006…
Descriptors: African American Students, High Schools, Ethnicity, Standardized Tests
McCray, Carlos R.; Beachum, Floyd D. – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate secondary school principals' perceptions of multicultural education in a rural southeastern state. The researchers wanted to ascertain whether or not the race or gender of school principals have a role in how those principals view multicultural education in theory (its theoretical value). For the…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Principals, Attitude Measures