Descriptor
Source
| Phi Delta Kappan | 3 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Illinois (Chicago) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Cates, Judith N.; Ash, Philip – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Examining the history of a "promotion by achievement" program begun in 1973-74 in Greensville County, Virginia, the authors argue that the effects of the program were not racially discriminatory as alleged by a 1980 suit that led to the program's termination in 1981. (JBM)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Back to Basics
Menacker, Julius; Pascarella, Ernest – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Describes a study of the awareness of 299 elementary and secondary teachers and administrators from the Chicago (Illinois) area concerning U.S. Supreme Court decisions affecting the civil liberties and rights of students and teachers. The findings indicated that mechanisms for communicating Court decisions to the schools were ineffective and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Odden, Allan – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
The first of two sections discusses two major factors compelling a rethinking of school finance: standards-based education and the shift from equity to adequacy in school-finance litigation. The second section summarizes five compilations of research findings related to these two factors. (PKP)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Financial Support
