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Area » District:Inquiry on Equity in Schooling- 1/1/08 - L. Scott Miller, Eugene Garcia
This report addresses the need for a much expanded early childhood education research and strategy development agenda concerned with making substantial, ongoing improvements in the reading readiness and reading achievement of Latinos and African Americans. The focus is on the early childhood years because the achievement patterns of racial/ethnic groups are largely established in the period from birth through the end of the third grade (ages eight or nine for most children). The emphasis is... - 1/1/07 - Wyner, J., Bridgeland, J., Diulio, J.
This report discusses new and original research on this extraordinary population of students. Our findings come from three federal databases that during the past 20 years have tracked students in elementary and high school, college, and graduate school. The following principal findings about high-achieving lower-income students are important for policymakers, educators, business leaders, the media, and civic leaders to understand and explore as schools, communities, states, and the nation... - 1/1/06 - Florida State Conference NAACP, Advancement Project, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc.,
Arresting Development: Addressing the School Discipline Crisis in Florida reveals the findings of these public hearings, which were held in five cities and covered six school districts: Pinellas/Hillsborough (St. Petersburg, FL), Duval (Jacksonville, FL), Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL), Broward (Fort Lauderdale, FL), and Miami-Dade (Miami, FL). This report is intended to document the compelling and informative discussions that occurred among the hundreds of hearing participants—parents... - 1/1/06 - National Institute for Urban School Improvement,
Chicago Public Schools plans to be the premier urban school district in the country by providing all their students and their families with high quality instruction, outstanding academic programs, and comprehensive student development supports to prepare them for the challenges of the world of tomorrow. - 1/1/06 - National Institute for Urban School Improvement,
This publication is a review of policy, practices, systemic infrastructure, and improvement with Clark County Public Schools. - 1/1/06 - National Institute for Urban School Improvement,
This publication is a review of policy, practices, systemic infrastructure, and improvement with Denver Public Schools. - 1/1/08 - Heppen, Jessica B., Therriault, S. B.
The information that follows and an accompanying tool developed by the National High School Center can help schools and districts to systematically collect early warning indicator data so they can identify students at highest risk of dropout. An early warning system can be implemented at the school as well as at district levels. The role of the state is critical for providing support that can help districts and schools collect the key information with relative ease, including the use of... - 1/1/08 - Stiefel, L., Schwartz, A.E., Conger, D.
While previous evidence finds that foreign-born students perform better than native-born students in their elementary and middle school years, policymakers and practitioners continue to raise concerns about educational outcomes of immigrants who come to the United States in their high school years. Are late entering students able to graduate from high school in a timely manner or do they fall behind? How does their success compare to late entering native-born students - that is, migrant... - 1/1/09 - Uriarte, M., Lavan, N., Agusti, N., Kala, M., Karp, F., Kiang, P., Lo, L., Tung, R., Villari, C.
"In 2002, Massachusetts voters approved a referendum (Question 2) against the continuance of Transitional Bilingual Education as a method of instruction for English language learners. . . . Question 2 (implemented across the State in fall 2003), replaced a wide-ranging set of bilingual programs with Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) programs. . . . Unlike Transitional Bilingual Education, which relies on English learners’ own language to facilitate the learning of academic content as they... - 1/1/09 - Tung, R., Uriarte, M., Diez, V., Lavan, N., Agusti, N., Karp, F., Meschede, T.
"In 2002, Massachusetts voters approved a referendum (Question 2) against the continuance of Transitional Bilingual Education as a method of instruction for English language learners. . . . Question 2 (implemented across the State in fall 2003), replaced a wide-ranging set of bilingual programs with Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) programs. . . . Unlike Transitional Bilingual Education, which relies on English learners’ own language to facilitate the learning of academic content as they... - 1/1/07 - The National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics,
"In pursuing this work, the Task Force has given attention to the question of how to use early childhood education to improve the educational fortunes of all Hispanic children, including those from low SES, middle class, and high SES families. This is because, compared with their White counterparts, children from these Hispanic segments are doing less well academically, on average, from the time they start school. However, the Task Force has given highest priority to finding ways to improve... - 1/1/06 - National Institute for Urban School Improvement,
This publication is a review of policy, practices, systemic infrastructure, and improvement with Hacienda La Puente Public Schools. - 1/1/07 - Gary Orfield, Chungmei Lee
"This new report released by The Civil Rights Project at UCLA finds that for the first time in three decades, the South is in danger of losing its leadership as the nation's most integrated schools. The report examines the effects of the dual processes of racial transformation and resegregation on the educational opportunity of students, as well as the relationship between race and poverty and its implications in light of the recent Supreme Court decisions. The report concludes with... - 1/1/08 - National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities,
Provides a guide for examining Indicator B-1 (graduation) to assist in planning technical assistance - 1/1/08 - National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities,
Provides a guide to examining Indicator B-2 (dropout) to assist with planning technical assistance - 1/1/09 - Garcia, P., Potemski, A.
As the number of ELLs continues to grow in a more diverse range of districts, education leaders will have to develop creative and comprehensive recruitment strategies to ensure that all ELLs in the district can be served by highly qualified teachers. This Key Issue includes strategies and resources that can help.
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