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Pechota, Damion; Scott, Deven – Education Commission of the States, 2020
School leadership is a key component of successful school environments and academic performance strategies. Among school-related factors, school leadership is second to teaching in its impact on student learning. In addition, research shows that strong leaders contribute significantly to successful school turnaround. To ensure that school leaders…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, School Turnaround, State Policy
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O'Connell, Kathrina M. – Rural Educator, 2023
This promising practice describes the summer programming transformation at a rural, Title I school. After eliminating barriers to education and remediation overtones, the school now provides free transportation, meals, and books for all participants and engages them in research-based, enrichment-focused literacy learning. The program's first year…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Youth, Summer Programs, Educational Change
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Sandman, Richard S.; Welch, Wayne W. – 1978
Three Minnesota correctional institutions used computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on PLATO terminals to improve reading and mathematics skills: (1) the State Reformatory for Men, St. Cloud (males, ages 17-21); (2) the Minnesota Home School, Sauk Centre (males and females, ages 12-18); and (3) the State Training School, Red Wing (males, ages…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Adults
Esbensen, Thorwald – 1968
This book describes a program of individualized instruction in action--a program which began in one elementary school, was adapted to the varying needs of other schools, and is now expanding in the direction of involvement of all of the students in the Duluth Public School system. The introductory chapter defines the ideal of individualization…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Innovation, Differentiated Staffs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minn. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1974
This deals with impact of Minneapolis Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act, funded programs on children's achievement. In Minneapolis, Target schools are those schools that have a higher percentage of low income/Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC)/foster children than the city as a whole. In Minneapolis in 1972-73, there were 40…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools, Federal Programs