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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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Beyond the Policy Memo: Designing to Strengthen the Practice of District Central Office Leadership for Instructional Improvement at Scale
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Honig, Meredith I. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2013
In school districts across the country, central office staff members are working to improve how they lead district-wide instructional improvement, but are finding few guides or supports for that work, what design researchers might call limited "designs" for their leadership. Superintendents frequently elevate school-based staff to…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Leadership Responsibility, Instructional Leadership, Design
Urban District Central Office Transformation for Teaching and Learning Improvement: Beyond a Zero-Sum Game
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Honig, Meredith I.; Lorton, Juli Swinnerton; Copland, Michael A. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2009
Over the past 15 years, a growing number of mid-sized to large school district central offices have engaged in radical reforms to strengthen teaching and learning for all students districtwide. Such efforts mark a significant change in urban educational governance. The authors call these efforts "district central office transformation for teaching…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Research, Educational Improvement, Governance