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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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Caught in the Middle: Urban Principals' Attempts to Achieve School Autonomy and Devolve Decision-Making
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Mayer, Anysia; LeChasseur, Kimberly – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2013
Based on two years of extensive data collection in four urban elementary schools, this paper examines the role of principals in the implementation of the Together Initiative (TI), a school reform model for schools labeled low-performing per state accountability standards. The reform model aims to increase school autonomy from district mandates and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, Principals, Administrator Role
Caught in the Middle: Urban Principals' Attempts to Achieve School Autonomy and Devolve Decision-Making
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Mayer, Anysia; LeChasseur, Kimberly – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2013
Based on two years of extensive data collection in four urban elementary schools, this paper examines the role of principals in the implementation of the Together Initiative (TI), a school reform model for schools labeled low-performing per state accountability standards. The reform model aims to increase school autonomy from district mandates and…
Descriptors: Principals, Urban Schools, Institutional Autonomy, Participative Decision Making