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Direct linkVinovskis, Maris A. – History of Education Quarterly, 2022
This article summarizes and assesses federal K-12 compensatory education policies during the past six decades. It focuses on the centerpiece of that effort, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Related programs such as America 2000, Goals 2000, No Child Left Behind, and Every Student Succeeds Act are discussed. It…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Educational History
International Issues, High-Stakes Testing, and Border Pedagogy: Social Studies at Border High School
Download full textCashman, Timothy G.; McDermott, Benjamin R. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2013
A recently constructed border wall stands within walking distance of Border High School (BHS) and was created to impede the flow of people, goods, fauna, and contraband from Mexico into the United States (U.S.). The reality, however, is that this geopolitical border is fluid, allowing connections between sociopolitical zones. The researchers…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Public Policy, Social Studies, High Schools
Gregory Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and understand the impact of standardized testing on educational practice in an urban, Title I school community, and to determine solutions to improve the utility of standardized testing in supporting student learning and achievement. The specific areas of focus are diagnosing…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Attitudes, Urban Schools
Armstrong, Sheila Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 put great pressure to improve student achievement upon principals. Because the principals' work is much more complex since NCLB, it demands a more sophisticated set of skills and understandings than ever before. This qualitative case study examined changes in the principal's role and how current accountability…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Accountability
Grantmakers for Education, 2006
Gaps in academic achievement between students from various racial and ethnic groups and from low-income families are a cause for national concern. The advent of high stakes testing and the increased awareness of high dropout rates have rekindled the search for ways to help all children succeed in school. Many strategies to address lagging…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Ethnic Groups, Systems Approach
Donalson, Kathleen – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the perceptions and experiences of one class of sixth grade students enrolled in a Title I supplemental reading class. Qualitative research methods included observations, interviews, archived data, and Miscue Analysis. I examined the data through a Vygotsky constructivist perspective to provide…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Experience
