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May, Henry; Supovitz, Jonathan A.; Perda, David – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2004
Rarely in educational research do researchers have access to data that allow them to empirically explore the impacts of programs on individual student learning over long periods of time. This element of Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the America's Choice comprehensive school reform design is one of those…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Academic Standards
Supovitz, Jonathan A.; Taylor, Brooke Snyder; May, Henry – 2002
This report provides feedback on the implementation of America's Choice school design in a Florida school district. It seeks evidence of the impacts of the design, focusing on the literacy workshops. The evaluation asks three central questions: Is America's Choice being carried out in the manner envisioned? Are instructional practices of teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Holtzman, Deborah J.; Gatlin, Su Jin; Heilig, Julian Vasquez – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2005
Recent debates about the utility of teacher education have raised questions about whether certified teachers are, in general, more effective than those who have not met the testing and training requirements for certification, and whether some candidates with strong liberal arts backgrounds might be at least as effective as teacher education…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Teaching Experience, Teacher Effectiveness
Mason, Bryce – RAND Corporation, 2005
Achievement effects as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test 9 were estimated for students in grades 1-11 that participated in America's Choice, Co-nect, Different Ways of Knowing, Success for All (SFA), and Urban Learning Centers comprehensive school reform (CSR) designs implemented in Los Angeles Unified School District between 1999 and…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Research Methodology, School Restructuring, School Districts