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Download full textJohnson, Jean; Gupta, Jyoti; Hagelskamp, Carolin; Hess, Jeremiah – Public Agenda, 2013
Are parents an untapped resource in improving and reimagining K-12 education in Kansas City? What do they think would enhance student learning and what are they willing to do to help their children get the education they deserve? These are among the questions explored in an in-depth survey of 1,566 parents with children now in public school in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes, Educational Improvement, Parent Role
Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2013
Over the past 15 years, federal, state, and local officials have pursued a broad range of reforms aimed at ensuring that the nation's public school system is more accountable--that it delivers a rich, full education for children in communities across the country. New research from the Kettering Foundation and Public Agenda suggests that there…
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Schools, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Hagelskamp, Carolin; Schleifer, David; DiStasi, Christopher – Public Agenda, 2013
This research report examines the expectations, attitudes and needs of adults who are thinking about earning postsecondary credentials after having spent some or in most cases many years in the workforce. Most of these prospective students hope a certificate or degree will advance their chances in the labor market, but they are greatly worried…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Reentry Students, Adult Students, Student Attitudes
Public Agenda, 2012
This is a report on how community stakeholders, including parents, teachers, community leaders and advocates, think about current efforts by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to "turn around" Chicago's lowest-performing schools, and their expectations for future school reform actions. It was prepared by Public Agenda, with support from…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Stakeholders, Parents, Public School Teachers
Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2011
The rationale for taking bold action on the nation's persistently failing schools can be summed up in one dramatic and disturbing statistic: half of the young Americans who drop out of high school attend just 12 percent of the nation's schools. Ending the cycle of failure at schools is a daunting challenge and a surprisingly controversial one.…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Communications, Principals, Educational Quality
Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2007
Transforming failing schools presents special leadership challenges. What do successful "turnaround" principals actually do? What skills do they need? Where should we be looking for such leaders and what support do they need? For answers, the Wallace Foundation asked Public Agenda to interview principals currently working in high-needs schools as…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change, Leadership, Principals
