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Download full textStevens, Katharine B. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2014
The two recently-filed New York lawsuits claiming that teacher tenure laws violate children's constitutional right to a "sound basic education" are finally dragging the long-obscure Section 3020-a of the state's Education Law into the spotlight. This attention is badly overdue because for decades § 3020-a has impeded efforts to ensure a…
Descriptors: Teacher Dismissal, Tenure, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Discipline
Direct linkHerrmann, Mariesa Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation consists of essays on three inputs into the educational production function: curriculum, peers, and teachers. The chapters are linked by their focus on understanding the importance of these inputs for student achievement and by their exploitation of the exact timing of events (i.e., student mobility, receipt of special education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Economic Impact
Reform Support Network, 2015
Over the past decade, national initiatives have shifted States' attention to the challenge of turning around low-performing schools. The lack of consistent, dramatic improvements in the lowest-performing schools reflects the severity of the school turnaround challenge, but also suggests the need to continuously evaluate and refine turnaround…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, State Departments of Education
Peer reviewedWhipple, Sara Sepanski; Evans, Gary W.; Barry, Rachel L.; Maxwell, Lorraine E. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
Most educational reform programs, including No Child Left Behind, operate from the perspective that gaps in academic achievement can be reduced by improvements in the educational process directed by school administrators and teachers. This perspective ignores the ecological context in which underachieving schools are typically embedded. Using a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Neighborhoods, Federal Legislation, Educational Attainment
Rockoff, Jonah E. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
Mentoring has become an extremely popular policy for improving the retention and performance of new teachers, but we know little about its effects on teacher and student outcomes. I study the impact of mentoring in New York City, which adopted a nationally recognized mentoring program in 2004. I use detailed program data to examine the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attendance, Program Effectiveness
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Is She Your Competition? Are India's Students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competition, Equal Education, Public Schools
