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50 Years of ERIC
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From Sanctions to Solutions: Meeting the Needs of Low-Performing Schools.
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Claycomb, Carla; Haynes, Mariana – State Education Standard, 2003
Based on the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) recent report, this article provides the foundation for state accountability systems that focus on improvement. Contains NASBE's proposed Public Policy Position on Low Performing Schools. (Contains 14 references.) (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Disadvantaged Schools, Economic Factors
What Districts Can Do To Improve Instruction and Achievement in All Schools.
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Togneri, Wendy – State Education Standard, 2003
A study of five high-poverty districts making strides in improving student achievement revealed that these districts focused on systemwide strategies including new approaches to professional development; making decisions based on data, not instinct; and redefining leadership roles. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Data Analysis, Economic Factors
The Challenge of Interventions: Can Failing Schools be Fixed?
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Brady, Ronald C. – State Education Standard, 2003
Reveals some of the lessons learned from state and local efforts to transform low-performing schools. Summarizes and analyzes the state and local intervention experience based on a review of efforts undertaken in 22 states since 1989. Classifies these interventions in terms of their intrusiveness: mild, moderate, and strong. (Contains 12…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disadvantaged Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
"It Takes Head, Heart, and Hands To Succeed."
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Norwood, Jane – State Education Standard, 2003
Teams of seasoned teachers and administrators were assigned to a group of low-performing North Carolina schools each year to work with the local faculty to help turn around these schools. Provides a description of the assistance teams, how they were developed, and how they work. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Hopes and Hazards: No Child Left Behind and Low-Performing Public Schools.
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Rotherham, Andrew J. – State Education Standard, 2003
The framework the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) lays out is that of quantifiably examining school performance and intervening in inverse proportion to success. Discusses five key challenges policymakers and educators must overcome to make the federal law work. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Disadvantaged Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education
Community Schools Improve Outcomes for Students, Families, Schools, and Communities.
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Blank, Martin J.; Shah, Bela P. – State Education Standard, 2003
Summarizes data from evaluations of 20 community-school initiatives that demonstrate their impact on outcomes that directly affect student learning. Collective results show that community schools improve student learning; promote family engagement with students and schools; function more effectively; and add vitality to communities. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Public Schools
Policy Initiatives To Improve Urban Schools: An Agenda.
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Bainbridge, William L.; Lasley, Thomas J., II; Sundre, Steven M. – State Education Standard, 2003
Options (busing, magnet schools, vouchers, and charters) proffered to make urban public schools more effective have met with political debate and mixed success. Suggests 14 basic policy initiatives that have sufficient use and research support to create genuine opportunities for student success. (Contains 13 references.) (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education