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Woolford, Sam – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2022
Student investment in learning is often stronger when learning incorporates student choice, "real-world" authenticity, and creativity. This action research study investigated the impact of a particular tool for emphasizing these elements in learning: a free-choice, or "Genius Time," project in which middle school students in an…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Skill Development, Student Motivation, Personal Autonomy
Michael Strandberg – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Students at Century High School (CHS), a Catholic all-boys high school on Long Island, New York, who started ninth grade with Algebra 1 instead of Geometry demonstrated less obvious career interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and lower mathematics achievement, as typically evidenced by Iowa Tests of Educational…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, High School Students, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement
EDUCAUSE, 2015
The academic model of this charter high school for boys in Rochester, New York has four pillars: 1) strong relationships, 2) personalized year-round academics, 3) character education, and 4) career preparation. The two-page grantee profiles from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) provide factual information about the secondary school and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Year Round Schools, Single Sex Schools, Urban Schools
Principal Leadership, 2005
Founded in 1966, Young Women's Leadership School is a public girls' school in New York City that serves grades 7-12. The school's philosophy--"to nurture the intellectual curiosity and creativity of its students and address the unique developmental needs of young women"--is put into practice on a daily basis. The girls wear uniforms,…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Secondary School Students, Womens Education, Females
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1907
After an introduction by the Commissioner of Education, chapters I and II of volume 1 cover reports from the Mosely Educational Commission to the United States. Chapter III addresses proceedings instituted to execute the Rhodes Scholarship Trust. Subsequent chapters cover French education, agriculture teaching in French and Belgian schools,…
Descriptors: Scholarships, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Higher Education