Reflections on Systemic Change in the Des Moines Public Schools.

Wegenke, Gary L.

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ERIC Number: EJ485741

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Publication Date: 1994

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Reflections on Systemic Change in the Des Moines Public Schools.

Wegenke, Gary L.

Studies in Educational Evaluation, v20 n1 p69-86 1994

A new definition of quality education based on performance and achievement is surfacing in Des Moines (Iowa). School restructuring is focusing stakeholder attention on systemic changes that mean that the quality of education will be judged on how students have been prepared for life. Restructuring efforts are outlined. (SLD)

Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Performance Based Assessment, Public Schools, School Restructuring, Stakeholders

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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