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Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
This Information Capsule summarizes the history of educational reform in the State of Florida from the 1970s through the present. Although the Florida Legislature has modified accountability policies and added new reforms over the years, the "A+ Plan for Education", signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush in 1999, remains the foundation of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, State Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Vagi, Robert – Arts Education Policy Review, 2014
Recently, state and federal legislators have emphasized teacher quality in their efforts to improve public education. Many reformers believe that merit pay may prove invaluable in attracting highly qualified educators to the workforce and retaining them, as well as in improving students' test scores. While merit pay's ability to recruit and retain…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Music Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Motivation
Kumar, Sudipti; Waymack, Nancy – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2014
At the request of the Urban League of Miami, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) analyzed the distribution of teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. In this paper, the authors examine teacher-level data to determine whether indicators correlated with teacher quality vary across the district based on socioeconomic differences, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Placement, Correlation, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2007
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2005
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education