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Intervention in a school or district designated as low-performing is not to punish. It is to help figure out how to improve student learning. This ECS Issue Brief examines what has been learned from research and looks at the subsequent implications for state policy. - 1/1/06 - Fagan, T.
This report describes problems with the way the funds under the No Child Left Behind Act are made available to schools identified for improvement. - 1/1/07 - Kirsch, I., Braun, H., Yamamoto, K., Sum, A.
This report “looks at the convergence of three powerful sociological and economical forces that are changing our nation's future: (a) substantial disparities in skill levels (reading and math); (b) seismic economic changes (widening wage gaps); and (c) sweeping demographic changes (less education, lower skills). (The authors show that) there is little chance that economic opportunities will improve among key segments of our population if we follow our current path. To date, educational... - 1/1/05 - National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems,
Notice the number of times that data and evidence appear in NCCRESt’s principles. Saying that teachers, families and administrators need data to make decisions is one thing, understanding and using data well is another. In fact, few teachers and administrators have been educated in programs that have focused on making meaning from data and then using those analyses to guide school improvement and classroom instruction. This module is designed to help building leadership teams learn the... - 1/1/08 - Center for Mental Health in Schools,
“Supporters of Community Schools often are drawn to the term because of their concern with improving school climate, focusing on the whole child. Addressing diversity needs, and taking a ‘broader and bolder approach’ in order to transform public education. Diverse concepts commonly raised in discussions of Community Schools include establishing a psychological sense of community; promoting well-being, resilience, and protective factors; increasing student and family empowerment and... - 5/19/09 - Education Commission of States,
The goal of state intervention in a school or district designated as low-performing is not to punish. It is to help figure out how to improve student learning. The challenge, particularly for a chief state school officer or state board of education, is how best to leverage assistance to schools that have varying degrees of need. Most state legislatures have provided the state board the authority to act. How to proceed with limited funding and staffing is the truly difficult question. This... - 1/1/09 - Daphne L.M Worsham
Based on the priorities of IDEA 2004 states must report on their effectiveness in several areas. Parent Involvement is Indicator 8 in the State Performance Plan (submitted every 6 years) and the Annual Performance Report: “Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.” (20 U.S.C. 1416 (a)(3)(A)). In the State Performance Plan (SPP... - 1/1/06 - Herlihy, C. M., Quint, J.
The National High School Center released methods for improving low-performing high schools based on some of the most rigorous research currently available in the school reform arena. This research brief identifies lessons learned as well as key practices used to strengthen high schools and is based on evaluations of four widely used high school improvement programs. - 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... - 1/1/08 - Education Commission of States,
This document provides information on the projects, initiatives and products of ECS and other national education and policy organizations on the subject of high school improvement. It is designed to direct policymakers to various groups and resources that might be useful in developing and implementing effective high school policy, and highlight important resources for anyone concerned with improving high schools. - 1/1/04 - Edward Garcia Fierros
This On Point was produced by the National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI). It is about the Gardner's multiple intelligences (MI) theory and it is implications for Special Education. This On Point applies to all students having Special Education services and families and teachers of people with disabilities. In MI theory, Gardner indicated that the intelligence of children (i.e., thinking, problem solving, and creating) is valued differently depending on the family and... - 1/1/01 - Dianne L. Ferguson, Audrey Desjarlais, Gwen Meyer, National Institute for Urban School Improvement
The purpose of education is to ensure that every student gains access to knowledge, skills, and information that will prepare them to contribute to America’s communities and workplaces. This central purpose is made more challenging as schools must accommodate students with ever more diverse backgrounds, abilities, and interests. For students with disabilities, achieving this common purpose means thinking again about the consequences of special and general education as separate systems, and... - 1/1/08 - Mathers, C., Olivia, M., Laine, S.
This brief discusses the measures used in teacher evaluation and focuses on their strengths, limitations, and current use. It underscores aspects of evaluation policies currently aligned with best practices and illuminates areas in which policymakers can improve evaluation rules, regulations, and implementation—thereby improving teacher instruction and student performance. - 1/1/06 - Blackorby, J.
Summation of NDPC-SD teleseminar on using national and state data to improve local practices. - 1/1/04 - National Institute for Urban School Improvement,
This module was designed by National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI) to help building leadership teams learn the skills required to mine data and use it to make decisions. As principals and teacher leaders become confident in their ability to query their data, they will become strong role models and coaches for the entire faculty. This module takes a serious look at understanding and using data and other evidence of student performance to improve student learning. Participants... - 1/1/05 - Elizabeth Kozleski
This tool designed to be used by districts and schools directs conversation, planning, implementation and capacity development towards whole school reform and more inclusive school practices.
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