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Download full textMay, Judy Jackson; Sanders, Eugene T. W. – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2013
Districts throughout the nation are engaged in comprehensive transformation to "turn around" low performing schools. Standardized test scores are used to gauge student achievement; however, academic gains may lag behind leading indicators such as improved school climate and effective leadership. This study examines 16 underperforming…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Scores, School Turnaround, Instructional Leadership
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
Curwen, Margaret Sauceda; Colón-Muñiz, Anaida – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2013
Latino students, as children of historically underachieving populations, often have their academic success in jeopardy. For many schools, after-school programs complement the regular school day, with more than half of the 49,700 U.S. elementary schools having one or more on-site programs. Such programs vary in intent, purposes, and resources and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary Schools, Poverty Areas, Extended School Day
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
May, Judy Jackson; Sanders, Eugene T. W. – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2013
Districts throughout the nation are engaged in comprehensive transformation to "turn around" low performing schools. Standardized test scores are used to gauge student achievement; however, academic gains may lag behind leading indicators such as improved school climate and effective leadership. This study examines 16 underperforming…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Leadership, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement
Rozansky-Lloyd, Carol – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2006
Preservice elementary teachers enrolled in a reading methods course learn how literacy instruction is a political act that can affect children's opportunities. Through discussions and readings, they learn how the ways in which they teach reading to children make a difference in their subsequent access to knowledge. Through a practicum experience…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, White Students, Middle Class, Preservice Teacher Education
Noel, Jana – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2006
A new Sacramento State University Urban Teacher Education Center (UTEC) is located at Jedediah Smith Elementary School, a highly diverse urban school whose students come entirely from two federally subsidized housing complexes. This paper documents the integration of UTEC into the school and its community, including descriptions of the initial…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Urban Education, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools
