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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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Evaluation of Systemic Reform: Learning while Doing
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Kahle, Jane Butler – Science Educator, 2004
Beginning in 1990 with the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) program, science leaders at the state, district, and local levels increasingly have faced accountability issues. Today both private and public funding agencies recommend that proposed projects be based upon scientific research; that is, research…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Evaluation, Federal Legislation, National Standards
Systemic Reform: Challenges and Changes.
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Kahle, Jane Butler – Science Educator, 1997
Focuses on the challenges faced by one state's efforts at systemic reform. Evidence of changes in teaching practice and in student learning and the meanings that may be drawn from that evidence is detailed. Discusses five aspects of systemic reform that needed to be addressed and aligned, and the lessons learned in attempting to meet the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies