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PDF pending restorationEsser, Linda G. – 1996
In 1990 the Kentucky legislature passed the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). The law mandates the use of performance-based assessments, including portfolios in mathematics and writing. This paper presents findings of a case study of a fourth-grade classroom teacher's experiences in implementing instructional changes to help students produce…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Performance Based Assessment
Download full textJefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. – 1994
In 1988, the Jefferson County Public Schools, in Louisville (Kentucky), received an initial planning grant from the Program for Student Achievement of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to focus on three "highs" in education--high content, high expectations, and high support. The school district chose three middle schools to participate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Planning
Wheelock, Anne – 1994
In Louisville (Kentucky), the design and effort that foster educational changes are yielding rewards in three of the district's middle schools, participants in the High Project. The High Project, which began in 1989 with the support of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, attempts to provide high expectations, high content, and high support for…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educationally Disadvantaged
