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Direct linkArcher, Kimberly Rochelle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the early to late 1990s, school systems throughout the United States were undergoing a rash of educational reforms as a result of public demands for holding schools accountable for student learning. Schools were searching for the reform or innovation that would help them improve student achievement. All over the country, "professional…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational History
DuFour, Richard; Reeves, Douglas; DuFour, Rebecca – Solution Tree, 2017
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) presents US educators and local and state legislators with a rare opportunity: to reconceive schooling and education funding to better address students' needs. Richard DuFour, Douglas Reeves, and Rebecca DuFour showcase how to make the most of this opportunity by fully committing to the Professional Learning…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance)
Reimer, Tracy Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Current federal legislation, such as No Child Left Behind and The Race to the Top, have elicited high levels of accountability for increasing student reading achievement. Professional organizations and researchers encourage educators to organize schools into professional learning communities (PLCs) to improve student learning. Despite the…
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Schools, Staff Meetings, Poverty
Download full textFroese-Germain, Bernie – Canadian Teachers' Federation (NJ1), 2011
In this era of accountability-by-numbers, the elevated status accorded to large-scale external assessments such as the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is symptomatic of a trend towards data-driven policy initiatives in education, and the need for regular sources of outcome data to constantly feed narrow indicators of…
Descriptors: Test Results, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Accountability
Hirsh, Stephanie; Hord, Shirley M. – Principal Leadership, 2008
One of the most powerful ways for principals to extend their learning is to participate in professional learning communities (PLCs), forums that are explicitly designed to convene educators for learning so that students perform at higher levels. Principals can use PLCs to their professional advantage in two significant ways: (1) by participating…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedGoduto, Leonard R.; Doolittle, Gini; Leake, Donald – Theory Into Practice, 2008
In 2004, the New Jersey Department of Education mandated that all leadership preparation programs in the state align with the Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortia standards. In response, 17 preparation programs established a chapter of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. In this article, we describe how…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Instructional Leadership, Accountability, Federal Legislation
